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
Craig Perry, "Slavery and the Jews of Medieval ...
44 min
2
Jinwoo Park, "Oxford Soju Club" (Dundurn Press,...
41 min
3
Rishi Rajpopat, "Panini's Perfect Rule: A Moder...
38 min
4
Avner Greif et al., "Two Paths to Prosperity: C...
46 min
5
Nicholas Evan Sarantakes, "The Battle of Manila...
67 min
6
Mahesh Rao, "Half Light" (Penguin Random House ...
35 min
7
Olivier Hein, "Borneo: The History of an Enigma...
54 min
8
Rian Thum, "Islamic China: An Asian History" (H...
40 min
9
Warwick Ball, "Ancient Civilizations of Afghani...
43 min
10
Joanna Lillis, "Silk Mirage: Through the Lookin...
47 min
11
Yi-Ling Liu, "The Wall Dancers: Searching for F...
41 min
12
Eric Chopra, "Ghosted" (Speaking Tiger, 2026)
45 min
13
Yossef Rapoport, "Becoming Arab: The Formation ...
38 min
14
Namit Arora and Romila Thapar, "Speaking of His...
36 min
15
Imran Mulla, "The Indian Caliphate, Exiled Otto...
47 min
16
Sean Mathews, "The New Byzantines: The Rise of ...
43 min
17
Kerry Brown, "The Great Reversal: Britain, Chin...
An interview with Kerry Brown
33 min
18
Suraj Milind Yengde, "Caste: A Global Story" (H...
44 min
19
Joseph Torigian, "The Party’s Interests Come Fi...
44 min
20
Andrew Bernstein, "Fuji: A Mountain In The Maki...
42 min
21
Steve Tibble, "Assassins and Templars: A Battle...
45 min
22
Fahad Ahmad Bishara, "Monsoon Voyagers: An Indi...
42 min
23
Ludovic Orlando, "Horses: A 4,000-Year Genetic ...
49 min
24
Justin Marozzi, "Captives and Companions: A His...
37 min
25
Harini Nagendra, "Into the Leopard's Den: A Ban...
34 min