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