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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Robert Templer, "The Shah's Party: And the Iran...
42 min
2
Homa Katouzian, "Iran and the Revolution: A His...
58 min
3
Shefalee Vasudev, "Stories We Wear: Status, Spe...
40 min
4
Evelyn Iritani, "Safe Passage: The Untold Story...
49 min
5
Fyodor Tertitskiy, "Pyongyang on the Brink: Six...
32 min
6
Julia Stephens, "Worldly Afterlives: Tracing Fa...
42 min
7
Paul Blustein, "King Dollar: The Past and Futur...
47 min
8
Craig Perry, "Slavery and the Jews of Medieval ...
44 min
9
Jinwoo Park, "Oxford Soju Club" (Dundurn Press,...
41 min
10
Rishi Rajpopat, "Panini's Perfect Rule: A Moder...
38 min
11
Avner Greif et al., "Two Paths to Prosperity: C...
46 min
12
Nicholas Evan Sarantakes, "The Battle of Manila...
67 min
13
Mahesh Rao, "Half Light" (Penguin Random House ...
35 min
14
Olivier Hein, "Borneo: The History of an Enigma...
54 min
15
Rian Thum, "Islamic China: An Asian History" (H...
40 min
16
Warwick Ball, "Ancient Civilizations of Afghani...
43 min
17
Joanna Lillis, "Silk Mirage: Through the Lookin...
47 min
18
Yi-Ling Liu, "The Wall Dancers: Searching for F...
41 min
19
Eric Chopra, "Ghosted" (Speaking Tiger, 2026)
45 min
20
Yossef Rapoport, "Becoming Arab: The Formation ...
38 min
21
Namit Arora and Romila Thapar, "Speaking of His...
36 min
22
Imran Mulla, "The Indian Caliphate, Exiled Otto...
47 min
23
Sean Mathews, "The New Byzantines: The Rise of ...
43 min
24
Kerry Brown, "The Great Reversal: Britain, Chin...
An interview with Kerry Brown
33 min
25
Suraj Milind Yengde, "Caste: A Global Story" (H...
44 min