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
Charles R. Butcher and Ryan D. Griffiths, "Befo...
44 min
2
Wu Jianren, "New Story of the Stone: An Early C...
47 min
3
Sam Dalrymple, "Shattered Lands: Five Partition...
49 min
4
Tracy Slater, "Together in Manzanar: The True S...
39 min
5
Nan Z. Da, The Chinese Tragedy of King Lear (Pr...
26 min
6
Audrey Truschke, "India: 5,000 Years of History...
41 min
7
Eiko Maruko Siniawer, "Ten Moments that Shaped ...
46 min
8
Aatish Taseer, "A Return to Self: Excursions in...
42 min
9
Sanjena Sathian, "Goddess Complex" (Penguin Pre...
38 min
10
James D.J. Brown, "Cracking the Crab: Russian E...
37 min
11
Paul French, "Destination Macao" (Blacksmith Bo...
53 min
12
Zev Handel, "Chinese Characters Across Asia: Ho...
42 min
13
Naomi Xu Elegant, "Gingko Season: A Novel" (W. ...
31 min
14
John Man, "Conquering the North: China, Russia,...
48 min
15
Fyodor Tertitskiy, "Accidental Tyrant: The Life...
29 min
16
Vappala Balachandran, "India and China at Odds ...
38 min
17
Chris Aslan, "Unravelling the Silk Road: Travel...
42 min
18
Lizhi Liu, "From Click to Boom: The Political E...
An interview with Lizhi Liu
53 min
19
Mayukh Sen, "Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Holly...
An interview with Mayukh Sen
51 min
20
Laura Spinney, "Proto: How One Ancient Language...
An interview with Laura Spinney
42 min
21
Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian, "The Great Trans...
An interview with Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian
37 min
22
Chris Stowers, "Shoot, Ask...and Run" (Earnshaw...
An interview with Chris Stowers
48 min
23
Richard Overy, "Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima ...
An interview with Richard Overy
33 min
24
Bin Yang, "Discovered But Forgotten: The Maldiv...
An interview with Bin Yang
35 min
25
Kornel Chang, "A Fractured Liberation: Korea Un...
An interview with Kornel Chang
49 min