Asian Review of Books

The Asian Review of Books is the only dedicated pan-Asian book review publication. Widely quoted, referenced, republished by leading publications in Asian and beyond and with an archive of more than two thousand book reviews, the ARB also features long-format essays by leading Asian writers and thinkers, excerpts from newly-published books and reviews of arts and culture.

Books
History
Politics
26
Charles R. Butcher and Ryan D. Griffiths, "Befo...
44 min
27
Wu Jianren, "New Story of the Stone: An Early C...
47 min
28
Sam Dalrymple, "Shattered Lands: Five Partition...
49 min
29
Tracy Slater, "Together in Manzanar: The True S...
39 min
30
Nan Z. Da, The Chinese Tragedy of King Lear (Pr...
26 min
31
Audrey Truschke, "India: 5,000 Years of History...
41 min
32
Eiko Maruko Siniawer, "Ten Moments that Shaped ...
46 min
33
Aatish Taseer, "A Return to Self: Excursions in...
42 min
34
Sanjena Sathian, "Goddess Complex" (Penguin Pre...
38 min
35
James D.J. Brown, "Cracking the Crab: Russian E...
37 min
36
Paul French, "Destination Macao" (Blacksmith Bo...
53 min
37
Zev Handel, "Chinese Characters Across Asia: Ho...
42 min
38
Naomi Xu Elegant, "Gingko Season: A Novel" (W. ...
31 min
39
John Man, "Conquering the North: China, Russia,...
48 min
40
Fyodor Tertitskiy, "Accidental Tyrant: The Life...
29 min
41
Vappala Balachandran, "India and China at Odds ...
38 min
42
Chris Aslan, "Unravelling the Silk Road: Travel...
42 min
43
Lizhi Liu, "From Click to Boom: The Political E...
An interview with Lizhi Liu
53 min
44
Mayukh Sen, "Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Holly...
An interview with Mayukh Sen
51 min
45
Laura Spinney, "Proto: How One Ancient Language...
An interview with Laura Spinney
42 min
46
Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian, "The Great Trans...
An interview with Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian
37 min
47
Chris Stowers, "Shoot, Ask...and Run" (Earnshaw...
An interview with Chris Stowers
48 min
48
Richard Overy, "Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima ...
An interview with Richard Overy
33 min
49
Bin Yang, "Discovered But Forgotten: The Maldiv...
An interview with Bin Yang
35 min
50
Kornel Chang, "A Fractured Liberation: Korea Un...
An interview with Kornel Chang
49 min