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
1
Rishi Rajpopat, "Panini's Perfect Rule: A Moder...
38 min
2
Avner Greif et al., "Two Paths to Prosperity: C...
46 min
3
Nicholas Evan Sarantakes, "The Battle of Manila...
67 min
4
Mahesh Rao, "Half Light" (Penguin Random House ...
35 min
5
Olivier Hein, "Borneo: The History of an Enigma...
54 min
6
Rian Thum, "Islamic China: An Asian History" (H...
40 min
7
Warwick Ball, "Ancient Civilizations of Afghani...
43 min
8
Joanna Lillis, "Silk Mirage: Through the Lookin...
47 min
9
Yi-Ling Liu, "The Wall Dancers: Searching for F...
41 min
10
Eric Chopra, "Ghosted" (Speaking Tiger, 2026)
45 min
11
Yossef Rapoport, "Becoming Arab: The Formation ...
38 min
12
Namit Arora and Romila Thapar, "Speaking of His...
36 min
13
Imran Mulla, "The Indian Caliphate, Exiled Otto...
47 min
14
Sean Mathews, "The New Byzantines: The Rise of ...
43 min
15
Kerry Brown, "The Great Reversal: Britain, Chin...
An interview with Kerry Brown
33 min
16
Suraj Milind Yengde, "Caste: A Global Story" (H...
44 min
17
Joseph Torigian, "The Party’s Interests Come Fi...
44 min
18
Andrew Bernstein, "Fuji: A Mountain In The Maki...
42 min
19
Steve Tibble, "Assassins and Templars: A Battle...
45 min
20
Fahad Ahmad Bishara, "Monsoon Voyagers: An Indi...
42 min
21
Ludovic Orlando, "Horses: A 4,000-Year Genetic ...
49 min
22
Justin Marozzi, "Captives and Companions: A His...
37 min
23
Harini Nagendra, "Into the Leopard's Den: A Ban...
34 min
24
Stephen C. Mercado, "Japanese Spy Gear and Spec...
35 min
25
Abhimanyu Kumar and Aletta André, "The House of...
42 min