The former president of the Amitié franco-afghane association illustrates the tradition of hospitality among Afghans. It describes the specificities of the way of life in Afghanistan and offers advice to foreign visitors for meetings in a family or official setting, in town or in the countryside.

80 words, mostly in Dari, the Persian dialect spoken in Afghanistan, but with many references to Pashto, the country's second official language, chosen by the author because of their meanings, which touch on all the realities of Afghan life. Through them, he addresses family ties, social relationships, food and games, but also poverty, the condition of women and drugs.

In this enlightening and deeply moving book, Michael Barry echoes the cry of distress of millions of Afghans, as their martyred country falls back under the yoke of the Taliban. A committed humanitarian and a great connoisseur of Islamic art and Central Asian civilisations, Michael Barry has experienced many of Afghanistan's tragedies at first hand. He recounts the history of this country, which was once an important political and cultural centre, and takes you step by step through the developments which have led to the current situation.

The book analyzes what “retro” and “vintage” represent in Taiwanese cinema, as a specific phenomenon, but also with reference to all the influences or interferences coming from so-called “Chinese-speaking” cinema as a whole, and world cinema, especially American.

A study on the literary treatment of ecological questions in contemporary Taiwanese literature, and more particularly in the work of Wu Ming-yi.

Collection of contributions that pay homage to the wealth and diversity of Mireille Helffer's work, an ethnomusicologist who was captivated by Asia. The contributions evoke the oral literature in Nepal, The epic of King Gesar, an epic poem of the Tibetan and Mongolian populations, liturgical music, sacred dances, but also more broadly art in North Asia.

Using 80 Vietnamese terms, the author evokes their etymology and their meaning, but also tells the history of Vietnam and its culture, drawing on her experience within the country to address the linguistic particularities, the inhabitants, the flora or fauna.

 K. Fazelly, Afghan lawyer who advised and worked with the participants of the Afghan political life, including Hamed Karzai, head of the current government. Defender of parliamentary democracy, he makes an assessment  of the country's political evolution from the creation of a new constitution to more recent events. He points out the current dangers and offers food for thought.

An analysis of the distinctive features of Japanese psychology, to understand the code of communication, the rituals of exchange and the extraordinary efficiency of the Japanese social machine.

What defines the norms of beauty? What is aesthetic vision? Is there a link between the beautiful and the asymmetrical or irregular? The author explores the anonymity of the craftsman and his roots in tradition, and the role of culture in creation, showing that all that one could love is perhaps not lost forever.