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
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101
Amitav Acharya, "Tragic Nation: Burma--Why and ...
An interview with Amitav Acharya
50 min
102
Kaamil Ahmed, "I Feel No Peace: Rohingya Fleein...
An interview with Kaamil Ahmed
49 min
103
Mai Nardone, "Welcome Me to the Kingdom: Storie...
An interview with Mai Nardone
37 min
104
Nikhil Menon, "Planning Democracy: Modern India...
An interview with Nikhil Menon
39 min
105
Oliver Slow, "Return of the Junta: Why Myanmar’...
An interview with Oliver Slow
44 min
106
Zeno Sworder, "My Strange Shrinking Parents" (T...
An interview with Zeno Sworder
26 min
107
Weijian Shan, "Money Machine: A Trailblazing Am...
An interview with Weijian Shan
41 min
108
Lawrence Osborne, "On Java Road: A Novel" (Hoga...
An interview with Lawrence Osborne
29 min
109
Xin Wen, "The King’s Road: Diplomacy and the Re...
An interview with Xin Wen
43 min
110
Steve Kemper, "Our Man in Tokyo: An American Am...
An interview with Steve Kemper
40 min
111
Kyla Zhao, "The Fraud Squad" (Berkley Books, 2023)
An interview with Kyla Zhao
23 min
112
John D. Hosler, "Jerusalem Falls: Seven Centuri...
An interview with John D. Hosler
44 min
113
Mark Eveleigh, "Kopi Dulu: Caffeine-Fuelled Isl...
An interview with Mark Eveleigh
31 min
114
Angela Hui, "Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood...
An interview with Angela Hui
41 min
115
Uther Charlton-Stevens, "Anglo-India and the En...
An interview with Uther Charlton-Stevens
37 min
116
Jeff Fearnside, "Ships in the Desert" (Santa Fe...
An interview with Jeff Fearnside
36 min
117
Jayita Sarkar, "Ploughshares and Swords: India'...
An interview with Jayita Sarkar
35 min
118
Ronald H. Spector, "A Continent Erupts: Decolon...
An interview with Ronald H. Spector
38 min
119
Tarun Khanna and Michael Szonyi, "Making Merito...
An interview with Tarun Khanna and Michael Szonyi
38 min
120
John D. Wong, "Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commerci...
An interview with John D. Wong
40 min
121
Michael X. Wang, "Lost in the Long March" (Over...
An interview with Michael X. Wang
39 min
122
Jamil Jan Kochai, "The Haunting of Hajji Hotak ...
An interview with Jamil Jan Kochai
28 min
123
Joseph Sassoon, "The Sassoons: The Great Global...
An interview with Joseph Sassoon
40 min
124
John Keay, "Himalaya: Exploring the Roof of the...
An interview with John Keay
40 min
125
Eric Tagliocozzo, "In Asian Waters: Oceanic Wor...
An interview with Eric Tagliocozzo
31 min