Asian Arguments Books in Order

Asian Arguments contains 13 books, published between 2011 and 2023. The first book is Ballot Box China (2011) and the newest is Return of the Junta (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2011–2023
Pages on record
704 in 2 of 13 books

Asian Arguments is a non-fiction line of 13 books on politics and society in Asia, published between 2011 and 2023. Its subjects take in North Korean history and government, Chinese social conditions, women's rights and Tibet. Kerry Brown is credited on 3, with Ruth Pearson, Michael Barr, Gabriel Lafitte, Paul French, Leta Hong Fincher, Wade Shepard and Andrew MacGregor Marshall on 1 each. Ballot Box China (2011) opens the line, Leftover Women and North Korea: State of Paranoia followed in 2014, and Return of the Junta (2023) is the most recent.

How many Asian Arguments books are there?

Asian Arguments has 13 books, released between 2011 and 2023.

Asian Arguments Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Asian Arguments books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Ballot Box China2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  2. 2
    Thailand's Hidden Workforce2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  3. 3
    Who's Afraid of China?2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  4. 4
    Spoiling Tibet2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  5. 5
    North Korea: State of Paranoia2014 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014480
  6. 6
    Leftover Women2014 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014224
  7. 7
    Ghost Cities of China2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  8. 8
    A Kingdom in Crisis2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  9. 9
    China and the New Maoists2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  10. 10
    Last Days of the Mighty Mekong2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  11. 11
    Myanmar's Enemy Within2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  12. 12
    The Trouble with Taiwan2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  13. 13
    Return of the Junta2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023

Where to start with Asian Arguments

Start with Ballot Box China (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Asian Arguments book?

Return of the Junta (2023) is the newest Asian Arguments book released so far.

Is there a new Asian Arguments book coming?

No next Asian Arguments book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Asian Arguments at a glance

Paused
No new Asian Arguments title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Asian Arguments books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
704 pages across the 2 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Asian Arguments books, 12 of 13, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 13 titles, 3 are credited to Kerry Brown, 1 to Ruth Pearson, 1 to Doctor Michael Barr and 1 to Gabriel Lafitte. A further 6 writers are credited. One title carries no credit.

What the Asian Arguments books are about

2 of the 13 Asian Arguments books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Asia 1 of 2 books
  • China 1 of 2 books
  • China, social conditions 1 of 2 books
  • Gender studies: women 1 of 2 books
  • History 1 of 2 books
  • Korea (north), economic conditions 1 of 2 books
  • Korea (north), history 1 of 2 books
  • Korea (north), politics and government 1 of 2 books
  • Manners and customs 1 of 2 books
  • Politics and government 1 of 2 books
  • Social conditions 1 of 2 books
  • Social life and customs 1 of 2 books