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
Richard Overy, "Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima ...
An interview with Richard Overy
33 min
27
Bin Yang, "Discovered But Forgotten: The Maldiv...
An interview with Bin Yang
35 min
28
Kornel Chang, "A Fractured Liberation: Korea Un...
An interview with Kornel Chang
49 min
29
Robert J. Antony, "Outlaws of the Sea: Maritime...
An interview with Robert J. Antony
46 min
30
Ashis Ray, "The Trial That Shook Britain: How a...
An interview with Ashis Ray
40 min
31
The Dead Sea: A 10,000 Year History
A Discussion with Nir Arielli
35 min
32
Manu Pillai, "Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The ...
An interview with Manu Pillai
55 min
33
Kishore Mahbubani, "Living the Asian Century: A...
An interview with Kishore Mahbubani
37 min
34
Tahir Kamran, "Chequered Past, Uncertain Future...
An interview with Tahir Kamran
55 min
35
Bertil Lintner, "The Golden Land Ablaze: Coups,...
An interview with Bertil Lintner
42 min
36
Rosemary Wakeman, "The Worlds of Victor Sassoon...
An interview with Rosemary Wakeman
43 min
37
Jorge Flores, "Empire of Contingency: How Portu...
An interview with Jorge Flores
50 min
38
Avinash Paliwal, "India's Near East: A New Hist...
An interview with Avinash Paliwal
43 min
39
Glenn Diaz, "Yñiga: A Novel" (Ateneo de Manila ...
An interview with Glenn Diaz
34 min
40
Peter Hessler, "Other Rivers: A Chinese Educati...
An interview with Peter Hessler
45 min
41
Victor D. Cha, "The Black Box: Demystifying the...
An interview with Victor D. Cha
39 min
42
Juan José Rivas Moreno, "The Capital Market of ...
An interview with Juan José Rivas Moreno
47 min
43
Paul French, "Her Lotus Year: China, the Roarin...
An interview with Paul French
42 min
44
Herald van der Linde, "Majapahit: Intrigue, Bet...
An interview with Herald van der Linde
41 min
45
Caroline Alexander, "Skies of Thunder: The Dead...
An interview with Caroline Alexander
41 min
46
Vikas Swarup, "The Girl with the Seven Lives" (...
An interview with Vikas Swarup
29 min
47
Allen James Fromherz, "The Center of the World:...
An interview with Allen James Fromherz
48 min
48
Ruth Vanita, "A Slight Angle" (India Viking, 2024)
An interview with Ruth Vanita
29 min
49
John Duffus, "Backstage in Hong Kong: A Life wi...
An interview with John Duffus
58 min
50
Ronald Drabkin, "Beverly Hills Spy: The Double-...
An interview with Ronald Drabkin
36 min