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Article de recerca: "This research has been supported by a Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship (PIEF-GA-2010-274566) within the 7th European Community Framework Programme forResearch and Technological Development. I would like to thank both Jean Levi andPaul van Els for their comments on early drafts of this essay. I am also indebted to thereviewers of Extrême-Orient, Extrême-Occident for providing incisive suggestions and valuable corrections. Of course, all remaining mistakes and infelicities are my ownresponsibility."