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
Nan Z. Da, The Chinese Tragedy of King Lear (Pr...
26 min
2
Audrey Truschke, "India: 5,000 Years of History...
41 min
3
Eiko Maruko Siniawer, "Ten Moments that Shaped ...
46 min
4
Aatish Taseer, "A Return to Self: Excursions in...
42 min
5
Sanjena Sathian, "Goddess Complex" (Penguin Pre...
38 min
6
James D.J. Brown, "Cracking the Crab: Russian E...
37 min
7
Paul French, "Destination Macao" (Blacksmith Bo...
53 min
8
Zev Handel, "Chinese Characters Across Asia: Ho...
42 min
9
Naomi Xu Elegant, "Gingko Season: A Novel" (W. ...
31 min
10
John Man, "Conquering the North: China, Russia,...
48 min
11
Fyodor Tertitskiy, "Accidental Tyrant: The Life...
29 min
12
Vappala Balachandran, "India and China at Odds ...
38 min
13
Chris Aslan, "Unravelling the Silk Road: Travel...
42 min
14
Lizhi Liu, "From Click to Boom: The Political E...
An interview with Lizhi Liu
53 min
15
Mayukh Sen, "Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Holly...
An interview with Mayukh Sen
51 min
16
Laura Spinney, "Proto: How One Ancient Language...
An interview with Laura Spinney
42 min
17
Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian, "The Great Trans...
An interview with Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian
37 min
18
Chris Stowers, "Shoot, Ask...and Run" (Earnshaw...
An interview with Chris Stowers
48 min
19
Richard Overy, "Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima ...
An interview with Richard Overy
33 min
20
Bin Yang, "Discovered But Forgotten: The Maldiv...
An interview with Bin Yang
35 min
21
Kornel Chang, "A Fractured Liberation: Korea Un...
An interview with Kornel Chang
49 min
22
Robert J. Antony, "Outlaws of the Sea: Maritime...
An interview with Robert J. Antony
46 min
23
Ashis Ray, "The Trial That Shook Britain: How a...
An interview with Ashis Ray
40 min
24
The Dead Sea: A 10,000 Year History
A Discussion with Nir Arielli
35 min
25
Manu Pillai, "Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The ...
An interview with Manu Pillai
55 min