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The Asian Review of Books is the only dedicated pan-Asian book review publication.
Topics: Books , Arts , History
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Example Transcripts
Tom Lin, "Babylon, South Dakota" (Little, Brown and Co, 2026) August 6, 2026
Eamonn Gearon, "The Arab Bureau: The Story of Britain's Most Ingenious Intelligence Unit" (Hurst, 2026) July 23, 2026
Matthew Campbell, "The Man Who Stole the Gods: A True Story of War, Obsession, and a Global Art Conspiracy" (Penguin, 2026) July 16, 2026
Gregory Smits, "The Ryukyu Islands: A New History from the Stone Age to the Present" (U Chicago Press, 2025) July 9, 2026
Olivier Hein, "Mother of the World: The Remarkable History of Turkmenistan" (Hurst, 2026) July 2, 2026
Xiaobing Li, "China’s Mahan: Admiral Liu Huaqing and the Rise of the Modern Chinese Navy (Naval Institute Press, 2026) June 25, 2026
Charlotte Brooks, "The Moys of New York and Shanghai: One Family’s Extraordinary Journey Through War and Revolution" (U California Press, 2026) June 18, 2026
Robert Templer, "The Shah's Party: And the Iranian Revolution That Followed (Hurst, 2026) June 11, 2026
Homa Katouzian, "Iran and the Revolution: A History" (Yale UP, 2026) June 4, 2026
Craig Perry, "Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt: A History" (Princeton UP, 2026) April 23, 2026
Jinwoo Park, "Oxford Soju Club" (Dundurn Press, 2025) April 16, 2026
Rishi Rajpopat, "Panini's Perfect Rule: A Modern Solution to an Ancient Problem in Sanskrit Grammar" (Harvard UP, 2025) April 9, 2026
Avner Greif et al., "Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000–2000" (Princeton UP, 2025) April 2, 2026
Nicholas Evan Sarantakes, "The Battle of Manila: Poisoned Victory in the Pacific War" (Oxford UP, 2025) March 26, 2026
Mahesh Rao, "Half Light" (Penguin Random House India, 2025) March 19, 2026
Olivier Hein, "Borneo: The History of an Enigma" (Hurst, 2026) March 12, 2026
Rian Thum, "Islamic China: An Asian History" (Harvard UP, 2025) March 5, 2026
Joanna Lillis, "Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan" (Bloomsbury, 2025) February 19, 2026
Yi-Ling Liu, "The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet" (Knopf, 2026) February 12, 2026
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