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
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Warwick Ball, "Ancient Civilizations of Afghani...
43 min
27
Joanna Lillis, "Silk Mirage: Through the Lookin...
47 min
28
Yi-Ling Liu, "The Wall Dancers: Searching for F...
41 min
29
Eric Chopra, "Ghosted" (Speaking Tiger, 2026)
45 min
30
Yossef Rapoport, "Becoming Arab: The Formation ...
38 min
31
Namit Arora and Romila Thapar, "Speaking of His...
36 min
32
Imran Mulla, "The Indian Caliphate, Exiled Otto...
47 min
33
Sean Mathews, "The New Byzantines: The Rise of ...
43 min
34
Kerry Brown, "The Great Reversal: Britain, Chin...
An interview with Kerry Brown
33 min
35
Suraj Milind Yengde, "Caste: A Global Story" (H...
44 min
36
Joseph Torigian, "The Party’s Interests Come Fi...
44 min
37
Andrew Bernstein, "Fuji: A Mountain In The Maki...
42 min
38
Steve Tibble, "Assassins and Templars: A Battle...
45 min
39
Fahad Ahmad Bishara, "Monsoon Voyagers: An Indi...
42 min
40
Ludovic Orlando, "Horses: A 4,000-Year Genetic ...
49 min
41
Justin Marozzi, "Captives and Companions: A His...
37 min
42
Harini Nagendra, "Into the Leopard's Den: A Ban...
34 min
43
Stephen C. Mercado, "Japanese Spy Gear and Spec...
35 min
44
Abhimanyu Kumar and Aletta André, "The House of...
42 min
45
Moudhy Al-Rashid, "Between Two Rivers: Ancient ...
40 min
46
Jemimah Wei, "The Original Daughter" (Doubleday...
41 min
47
Erin M.B. O'Halloran, "East of Empire: Egypt, I...
53 min
48
Rosinka Chaudhuri, "India's First Radicals: You...
49 min
49
Charles R. Butcher and Ryan D. Griffiths, "Befo...
44 min
50
Wu Jianren, "New Story of the Stone: An Early C...
47 min