Addresses paradoxes in the EU's foreign policy, and asks questions such as: how can the European Union's "power of attraction", combined with its operational weakness, be explained?; and can the EU remain a "civilian power" when coping with an "uncivilized" world?.

In Seeking Justice at the Court of the Khans of Khiva, Sartori and Abdurasulov show that in Khorezm prior to Sovietization the dispensation of justice according to Islamic law depended mostly on a group of officials representing the dynasty in power, and lacking specialised legal training.

This number of Marcel Proust Aujourd'hui, 'Swann at 100/Swann a 100 ans', brings together fifteen articles, in English and French, that approach Du cote de chez Swann from various perspectives: reception studies, thematic and stylistic studies, cultural and intellectual history. Ce numero de Marcel Proust Aujourd'hui, 'Swann at 100/Swann a 100 ans' regroupe quinze articles, en anglais et en francais, traitant de Du cote de chez Swann sous plusieurs perspectives : reception, thematique, stylistique, histoire culturelle et intellectuelle.

This is the first in-depth study in English to examine the warrior and shamanic characteristics and significance of tengu in the martial art culture (bugei) of Muromachi Japan (1336-1573).