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
76
Marga Ortigas, "God's Ashes: Apocrypha" (Pengui...
An interview with Marga Ortigas
31 min
77
Rachel Kousser, "Alexander at the End of the Wo...
An interview with Rachel Kousser
44 min
78
Juli Min, "Shanghailanders" (Spiegel & Grau, 2024)
An interview with Juli Min
35 min
79
Lio Mangubat, "Silk, Silver, Spices, Slaves: Lo...
An interview with Lio Mangubat
49 min
80
Roger Crowley, "Spice: The 16th-Century Contest...
An interview with Roger Crowley
48 min
81
Dan Morrison, "The Poisoner of Bengal: The 1930...
An interview with Dan Morrison
40 min
82
Bill Lascher, "A Danger Shared: A Journalist’s ...
An interview with Bill Lascher
46 min
83
Eric Thompson, "The Story of Southeast Asia" (N...
An interview with Eric Thompson
65 min
84
Michelle T. King, "Chop Fry Watch Learn: Fu Pei...
An interview with Michelle T. King
41 min
85
Jin Feng, "The Transpacific Flow: Creative Writ...
An interview with Jin Feng
35 min
86
Clare Hammond, "On the Shadow Tracks: A Journey...
An interview with Clare Hammond
28 min
87
Sudev Sheth, "Bankrolling Empire: Family Fortun...
An interview with Sudev Sheth
48 min
88
Scott Crawford, "The Han-Xiongnu War, 133 BC-89...
An interview with Scott Crawford
41 min
89
Gary J. Bass, "Judgement at Tokyo: World War II...
An interview with Gary J. Bass
45 min
90
Peter Harmsen, "Bernhard Sindberg: The Schindle...
An interview with Peter Harmsen
32 min
91
Rajrishi Singhal, "Slip, Stitch and Stumble: Th...
An interview with Rajrishi Singhal
43 min
92
Jeremy Garlick, "Advantage China: Agent of Chan...
An interview with Jeremy Garlick
40 min
93
Katie Gee Salisbury, "Not Your China Doll: The ...
An interview with Katie Gee Salisbury
42 min
94
Mukund Padmanabhan, "The Great Flap of 1942: Ho...
An interview with Mukund Padmanabhan
28 min
95
Jonathan Chatwin, "The Southern Tour: Deng Xiao...
An interview with Jonathan Chatwin
47 min
96
Robert D. Kaplan, "The Loom of Time: Between Em...
An interview with Robert D. Kaplan
27 min
97
Kyokutei Bakin, "Eight Dogs, Or Hakkenden: Part...
An interview with Kyokutei Bakin
35 min
98
David Veevers, "The Great Defiance: How the Wor...
An interview with David Veevers
67 min
99
Noo Saro-Wiwa, "Black Ghosts: A Journey Into th...
An interview with Noo Saro-Wiwa
30 min
100
Julie Kalman, "The Kings of Algiers: How Two Je...
An interview with Julie Kalman
44 min