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.
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Gregory Smits, "The Ryukyu Islands: A New Histo...
71 min
2
Olivier Hein, "Mother of the World: The Remarka...
52 min
3
Xiaobing Li, "China’s Mahan: Admiral Liu Huaqin...
31 min
4
Charlotte Brooks, "The Moys of New York and Sha...
44 min
5
Robert Templer, "The Shah's Party: And the Iran...
42 min
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Homa Katouzian, "Iran and the Revolution: A His...
58 min
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Shefalee Vasudev, "Stories We Wear: Status, Spe...
40 min
8
Evelyn Iritani, "Safe Passage: The Untold Story...
49 min
9
Fyodor Tertitskiy, "Pyongyang on the Brink: Six...
32 min
10
Julia Stephens, "Worldly Afterlives: Tracing Fa...
42 min
11
Paul Blustein, "King Dollar: The Past and Futur...
47 min
12
Craig Perry, "Slavery and the Jews of Medieval ...
44 min
13
Jinwoo Park, "Oxford Soju Club" (Dundurn Press,...
41 min
14
Rishi Rajpopat, "Panini's Perfect Rule: A Moder...
38 min
15
Avner Greif et al., "Two Paths to Prosperity: C...
46 min
16
Nicholas Evan Sarantakes, "The Battle of Manila...
67 min
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Mahesh Rao, "Half Light" (Penguin Random House ...
35 min
18
Olivier Hein, "Borneo: The History of an Enigma...
54 min
19
Rian Thum, "Islamic China: An Asian History" (H...
40 min
20
Warwick Ball, "Ancient Civilizations of Afghani...
43 min
21
Joanna Lillis, "Silk Mirage: Through the Lookin...
47 min
22
Yi-Ling Liu, "The Wall Dancers: Searching for F...
41 min
23
Eric Chopra, "Ghosted" (Speaking Tiger, 2026)
45 min
24
Yossef Rapoport, "Becoming Arab: The Formation ...
38 min
25
Namit Arora and Romila Thapar, "Speaking of His...
36 min