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
Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian, "The Great Trans...
An interview with Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian
37 min
2
Chris Stowers, "Shoot, Ask...and Run" (Earnshaw...
An interview with Chris Stowers
48 min
3
Richard Overy, "Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima ...
An interview with Richard Overy
33 min
4
Bin Yang, "Discovered But Forgotten: The Maldiv...
An interview with Bin Yang
35 min
5
Kornel Chang, "A Fractured Liberation: Korea Un...
An interview with Kornel Chang
49 min
6
Robert J. Antony, "Outlaws of the Sea: Maritime...
An interview with Robert J. Antony
46 min
7
Ashis Ray, "The Trial That Shook Britain: How a...
An interview with Ashis Ray
40 min
8
The Dead Sea: A 10,000 Year History
A Discussion with Nir Arielli
35 min
9
Manu Pillai, "Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The ...
An interview with Manu Pillai
55 min
10
Kishore Mahbubani, "Living the Asian Century: A...
An interview with Kishore Mahbubani
37 min
11
Tahir Kamran, "Chequered Past, Uncertain Future...
An interview with Tahir Kamran
55 min
12
Bertil Lintner, "The Golden Land Ablaze: Coups,...
An interview with Bertil Lintner
42 min
13
Rosemary Wakeman, "The Worlds of Victor Sassoon...
An interview with Rosemary Wakeman
43 min
14
Jorge Flores, "Empire of Contingency: How Portu...
An interview with Jorge Flores
50 min
15
Avinash Paliwal, "India's Near East: A New Hist...
An interview with Avinash Paliwal
43 min
16
Glenn Diaz, "Yñiga: A Novel" (Ateneo de Manila ...
An interview with Glenn Diaz
34 min
17
Peter Hessler, "Other Rivers: A Chinese Educati...
An interview with Peter Hessler
45 min
18
Victor D. Cha, "The Black Box: Demystifying the...
An interview with Victor D. Cha
39 min
19
Juan José Rivas Moreno, "The Capital Market of ...
An interview with Juan José Rivas Moreno
47 min
20
Paul French, "Her Lotus Year: China, the Roarin...
An interview with Paul French
42 min
21
Herald van der Linde, "Majapahit: Intrigue, Bet...
An interview with Herald van der Linde
41 min
22
Caroline Alexander, "Skies of Thunder: The Dead...
An interview with Caroline Alexander
41 min
23
Vikas Swarup, "The Girl with the Seven Lives" (...
An interview with Vikas Swarup
29 min
24
Allen James Fromherz, "The Center of the World:...
An interview with Allen James Fromherz
48 min
25
Ruth Vanita, "A Slight Angle" (India Viking, 2024)
An interview with Ruth Vanita
29 min