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
Yi-Ling Liu, "The Wall Dancers: Searching for F...
41 min
2
Eric Chopra, "Ghosted" (Speaking Tiger, 2026)
45 min
3
Yossef Rapoport, "Becoming Arab: The Formation ...
38 min
4
Namit Arora and Romila Thapar, "Speaking of His...
36 min
5
Imran Mulla, "The Indian Caliphate, Exiled Otto...
47 min
6
Sean Mathews, "The New Byzantines: The Rise of ...
43 min
7
Kerry Brown, "The Great Reversal: Britain, Chin...
An interview with Kerry Brown
33 min
8
Suraj Milind Yengde, "Caste: A Global Story" (H...
44 min
9
Joseph Torigian, "The Party’s Interests Come Fi...
44 min
10
Andrew Bernstein, "Fuji: A Mountain In The Maki...
42 min
11
Steve Tibble, "Assassins and Templars: A Battle...
45 min
12
Fahad Ahmad Bishara, "Monsoon Voyagers: An Indi...
42 min
13
Ludovic Orlando, "Horses: A 4,000-Year Genetic ...
49 min
14
Justin Marozzi, "Captives and Companions: A His...
37 min
15
Harini Nagendra, "Into the Leopard's Den: A Ban...
34 min
16
Stephen C. Mercado, "Japanese Spy Gear and Spec...
35 min
17
Abhimanyu Kumar and Aletta André, "The House of...
42 min
18
Moudhy Al-Rashid, "Between Two Rivers: Ancient ...
40 min
19
Jemimah Wei, "The Original Daughter" (Doubleday...
41 min
20
Erin M.B. O'Halloran, "East of Empire: Egypt, I...
53 min
21
Rosinka Chaudhuri, "India's First Radicals: You...
49 min
22
Charles R. Butcher and Ryan D. Griffiths, "Befo...
44 min
23
Wu Jianren, "New Story of the Stone: An Early C...
47 min
24
Sam Dalrymple, "Shattered Lands: Five Partition...
49 min
25
Tracy Slater, "Together in Manzanar: The True S...
39 min