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
Olivier Hein, "Borneo: The History of an Enigma...
54 min
2
Rian Thum, "Islamic China: An Asian History" (H...
40 min
3
Warwick Ball, "Ancient Civilizations of Afghani...
43 min
4
Joanna Lillis, "Silk Mirage: Through the Lookin...
47 min
5
Yi-Ling Liu, "The Wall Dancers: Searching for F...
41 min
6
Eric Chopra, "Ghosted" (Speaking Tiger, 2026)
45 min
7
Yossef Rapoport, "Becoming Arab: The Formation ...
38 min
8
Namit Arora and Romila Thapar, "Speaking of His...
36 min
9
Imran Mulla, "The Indian Caliphate, Exiled Otto...
47 min
10
Sean Mathews, "The New Byzantines: The Rise of ...
43 min
11
Kerry Brown, "The Great Reversal: Britain, Chin...
An interview with Kerry Brown
33 min
12
Suraj Milind Yengde, "Caste: A Global Story" (H...
44 min
13
Joseph Torigian, "The Party’s Interests Come Fi...
44 min
14
Andrew Bernstein, "Fuji: A Mountain In The Maki...
42 min
15
Steve Tibble, "Assassins and Templars: A Battle...
45 min
16
Fahad Ahmad Bishara, "Monsoon Voyagers: An Indi...
42 min
17
Ludovic Orlando, "Horses: A 4,000-Year Genetic ...
49 min
18
Justin Marozzi, "Captives and Companions: A His...
37 min
19
Harini Nagendra, "Into the Leopard's Den: A Ban...
34 min
20
Stephen C. Mercado, "Japanese Spy Gear and Spec...
35 min
21
Abhimanyu Kumar and Aletta André, "The House of...
42 min
22
Moudhy Al-Rashid, "Between Two Rivers: Ancient ...
40 min
23
Jemimah Wei, "The Original Daughter" (Doubleday...
41 min
24
Erin M.B. O'Halloran, "East of Empire: Egypt, I...
53 min
25
Rosinka Chaudhuri, "India's First Radicals: You...
49 min