"The land that resonates" is the story of three generations of women, essential elements of an attractive rural atmosphere despite its poverty , which scrape the margins of international turmoil , political instability, foreign intervention, causes of extreme disorganization of their existences. Simone Francilia, Charity, authentic Haitian farmers, cultivating the land, caring for their children, not to mention their men shoulder to honor their dead and their gods. Guarantee of a subsistence economy in decline due to the gradual exodus, they struggle in a climate of economic exploitation, including sexual social. Despite this awkward atmosphere Zette, Erzulie, Lamercie, Altagrâce live bluntly pages heartbreaking love, tender and fierce. These are the true pillars of a valiant people, the wonderful uniqueness of land that resonates far beyond its geographical and financial limitations, since it was the flagship of other postcolonial nations and its epic founders, the emblem of the great thinkers. This is what makes them fascinating characters, spontaneous, wonderful and unforgettable.

The circulation and entanglements of human beings, data, and goods have not necessarily and by themselves generated a universalising consciousness. The "global" and the "universal", in other words, are not the same. The idea of a world-society remains highly contested. Our times are marked by the fragmentation of a double relativistic character: the inevitable critique of Western universalism on the one hand, and resurgent identitarian and neo-nationalistic claims to identity on the other. Sources of an argumentation for a strong universalism brought forward by Western traditions such as Christianity, Marxism, and Liberalism have largely lost their legitimation. All the while, manifold and situated narratives of a common world that re-address the universal are under way of being produced and gain significance. This volume tracks the development and relevance of such cultural and social practices that posit forms of what we call minor universality. It asks: Where and how do contemporary practices open up concrete settings so as to create experiences, reflections and agencies of a shared humanity? With contributions by Isaac Bazié, Anil Bhatti, Jean-Luc Chappey, Elsie Cohen, Leyla Dakhli, Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Nicole Fischer, Albert Gouaffo, Stefan Helgesson, Fatma Hotait, Tammy Lai-Ming Ho, Christopher M. Hutton, Ananya Jahanara Kabir, Mario Laarmann, Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Olivier Remaud, Gisèle Sapiro, Bénédicte Savoy, Maria-Anna Schiffers, Laurens Schlicht, Sergio Ugalde, Hélène Thierard, Khadija von Zinnenburg Carroll.

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