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Description of  Universality after Universalism: On Francophone Literatures of the Present (Beyond Universalism / Partager l'Universel)

The idea of universalism inherited from the French Revolution has been strongly discredited by its colonial history today, it is also the target of nationalist attacks. What remains of it? Now available in English, Markus Messling's critically acclaimed study shows how contemporary Francophone literatures seek, after European universalism, approaches to a new universality, without which knowledge and justice cannot be organised in world society. With a foreword by Souleymane Bachir Diagne Read more