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WarTalk
Foreign Languages and the British War Effort in Europe, 1940-47
Av Hilary Footitt, Simona Tobia
Inbunden, 2013
1130 kr
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Offering a new perspective on the British experience of the Second World War in Europe, this book provides a series of snapshots of the role which languages played in the key processes of British war-making, moving from frameworks of perception and intelligence gathering, through to …
Languages and the Military
Alliances, Occupation and Peace Building
Av H. Footitt, M. Kelly
Inbunden, 2012
1130 kr
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Through detailed case studies ranging from the 18th century until today,this book explores the role of foreign languages in military alliances, in occupation and in peace building. It brings together academic researchers and practitioners from the museum and interpreting worlds and the military.
Languages at War
Policies and Practices of Language Contacts in Conflict
Av H. Footitt, M. Kelly
Inbunden, 2012
1130 kr
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Emphasising the significance of foreign languages at the centre of war and conflict, this book argues that 'foreignness' and foreign languages are key to our understanding of what happens in war. Through case studies the book traces the role of languages in intelligence, military deployment, …
Interpreting the Peace
Peace Operations, Conflict and Language in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Inbunden, 2012
544 kr
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Analysing the issues of language that faced international forces carrying out peace operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 1990s, this book examines how differences of language were an integral part of the conflicts in the country and in what way the multinational UN and NATO forces faced their …
Regional Language Policies in France during World War II
Av A. Amit
Inbunden, 2014
569 kr
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During Germany's occupation of France in WWII, French regional languages became a way for people to assert their local identities. This book offers a detailed historical sociolinguistic analysis of the various language policies applied in France's regions (Brittany, Southern France, Corsica and …
Meeting the Language Challenges of NATO Operations
Policy, Practice and Professionalization
Av I. Jones
Inbunden, 2014
635 kr
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After 40 years of Cold War, NATO found itself intervening in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo and Afghanistan, where the ability to communicate with local people was essential to the success of the missions. This book explains how the Alliance responded to this challenge so as to ensure that the missions …
Translating Evidence and Interpreting Testimony at a War Crimes Tribunal
Working in a Tug-of-War
Inbunden, 2015
934 kr
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How can defendants be tried if they cannot understand the charges being raised against them? Can a witness testify if the judges and attorneys cannot understand what the witness is saying? Can a judge decide whether to convict or acquit if she or he cannot read the documentary evidence? The very …
Creation of Israeli Arabic
Security and Politics in Arabic Studies in Israel
Av Y. Mendel
Inbunden, 2014
1130 kr
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This book sheds light on the ways in which the on-going Israeli-Arab conflict has shaped Arabic language instruction. Due to its interdisciplinary nature it will be of great interest to academics and researchers in security and middle eastern studies as well as those focused on language and …
Surviving in Violent Conflicts
Chinese Interpreters in the Second Sino-Japanese War 1931–1945
Av Ting Guo
Inbunden, 2016
569 kr
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This book examines the relatively little-known history of interpreting in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1931-45). Chapters within explore how Chinese interpreters were trained and deployed as an important military and political asset by competing domestic and international powers, including the …
Languages and the First World War: Communicating in a Transnational War
Av Julian Walker, Christophe Declercq
Inbunden, 2016
1467 kr
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This book examines language change and documentation during the First World War. With contributions from international academics, the chapters cover all aspects of communicating in a transnational war including languages at the front; interpretation, translation and parallels between languages; …
Languages and the First World War: Representation and Memory
Av Christophe Declercq, Julian Walker
Inbunden, 2016
569 kr
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With several terms from the First World War still present in modern speech, Languages and the First World War presents over 30 essays by international academics investigating the linguistic aspects of the 1914-18 conflict. The first of the two volumes covers language change and documentation during …
WarTalk
Foreign Languages and the British War Effort in Europe, 1940-47
Av Hilary Footitt, Simona Tobia
Häftad, 2013
1130 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Offering a new perspective on the British experience of the Second World War in Europe, this book provides a series of snapshots of the role which languages played in the key processes of British war-making, moving from frameworks of perception and intelligence gathering, through to …
Languages and the Military
Alliances, Occupation and Peace Building
Av H. Footitt, M. Kelly
Häftad, 2012
1130 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Through detailed case studies ranging from the 18th century until today,this book explores the role of foreign languages in military alliances, in occupation and in peace building. It brings together academic researchers and practitioners from the museum and interpreting worlds and the military.
Languages at War
Policies and Practices of Language Contacts in Conflict
Av H. Footitt, M. Kelly
Häftad, 2012
1130 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Emphasising the significance of foreign languages at the centre of war and conflict, this book argues that 'foreignness' and foreign languages are key to our understanding of what happens in war. Through case studies the book traces the role of languages in intelligence, military deployment, …
Interpreting the Peace
Peace Operations, Conflict and Language in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Häftad, 2013
569 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Analysing the issues of language that faced international forces carrying out peace operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 1990s, this book examines how differences of language were an integral part of the conflicts in the country and in what way the multinational UN and NATO forces faced their …
Regional Language Policies in France during World War II
Av A. Amit
Häftad, 2014
569 kr
Lägg i varukorg
During Germany's occupation of France in WWII, French regional languages became a way for people to assert their local identities. This book offers a detailed historical sociolinguistic analysis of the various language policies applied in France's regions (Brittany, Southern France, Corsica and …
Meeting the Language Challenges of NATO Operations
Policy, Practice and Professionalization
Av I. Jones
Häftad, 2014
635 kr
Lägg i varukorg
After 40 years of Cold War, NATO found itself intervening in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo and Afghanistan, where the ability to communicate with local people was essential to the success of the missions. This book explains how the Alliance responded to this challenge so as to ensure that the missions …
Translating Evidence and Interpreting Testimony at a War Crimes Tribunal
Working in a Tug-of-War
Häftad, 2015
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
How can defendants be tried if they cannot understand the charges being raised against them? Can a witness testify if the judges and attorneys cannot understand what the witness is saying? Can a judge decide whether to convict or acquit if she or he cannot read the documentary evidence? The very …
Creation of Israeli Arabic
Security and Politics in Arabic Studies in Israel
Av Y. Mendel
Häftad, 2014
1130 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book sheds light on the ways in which the on-going Israeli-Arab conflict has shaped Arabic language instruction. Due to its interdisciplinary nature it will be of great interest to academics and researchers in security and middle eastern studies as well as those focused on language and …
Languages and the First World War: Representation and Memory
Av Christophe Declercq, Julian Walker
Häftad, 2017
569 kr
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With several terms from the First World War still present in modern speech, Languages and the First World War presents over 30 essays by international academics investigating the linguistic aspects of the 1914-18 conflict. The first of the two volumes covers language change and documentation during …
New Approaches to Translation, Conflict and Memory
Narratives of the Spanish Civil War and the Dictatorship
Av Lucía Pintado Gutiérrez, Alicia Castillo Villanueva
Inbunden, 2018
1441 kr
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This interdisciplinary edited collection establishes a new dialogue between translation, conflict and memory studies focusing on fictional texts, reports from war zones and audiovisual representations of the Spanish Civil War and the Franco Dictatorship. It explores the significant role of …
Translating War
Literature and Memory in France and Britain from the 1940s to the 1960s
Häftad, 2019
1083 kr
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This book examines the role played by the international circulation of literature in constructing cultural memories of the Second World War. War writing has rarely been read from the point of view of translation even though war is by definition a multilingual event, and knowledge of the Second …
New Approaches to Translation, Conflict and Memory
Narratives of the Spanish Civil War and the Dictatorship
Av Lucía Pintado Gutiérrez, Alicia Castillo Villanueva
Häftad, 2019
962 kr
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This interdisciplinary edited collection establishes a new dialogue between translation, conflict and memory studies focusing on fictional texts, reports from war zones and audiovisual representations of the Spanish Civil War and the Franco Dictatorship. It explores the significant role of …
Expressions of War in Australia and the Pacific
Language, Trauma, Memory, and Official Discourse
Av Amanda Laugesen, Catherine Fisher
Inbunden, 2019
1128 kr
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This edited book includes chapters that explore the impact of war and its aftermath in language and official discourse. It covers a broad chronological range from the First World War to very recent experiences of war, with a focus on Australia and the Pacific region. It examines three main themes …
Expressions of War in Australia and the Pacific
Language, Trauma, Memory, and Official Discourse
Av Amanda Laugesen, Catherine Fisher
Häftad, 2020
1128 kr
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This edited book includes chapters that explore the impact of war and its aftermath in language and official discourse. It covers a broad chronological range from the First World War to very recent experiences of war, with a focus on Australia and the Pacific region. It examines three main themes …
Communication, Interpreting and Language in Wartime
Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Av Amanda Laugesen, Richard Gehrmann
Inbunden, 2019
1580 kr
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This edited book provides a multi-disciplinary approach to the topics of translation and cross-cultural communication in times of war and conflict. It examines the historical and contemporary experiences of interpreters in war and in war crimes trials, as well as considering policy issues in …
Communication, Interpreting and Language in Wartime
Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Av Amanda Laugesen, Richard Gehrmann
Häftad, 2020
1580 kr
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This edited book provides a multi-disciplinary approach to the topics of translation and cross-cultural communication in times of war and conflict. It examines the historical and contemporary experiences of interpreters in war and in war crimes trials, as well as considering policy issues in …
Interpreting Conflict
A Comparative Framework
Av Marija Todorova, Lucía Ruiz Rosendo
Inbunden, 2021
1511 kr
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This edited book examines the role of interpreting in conflict situations, bringing together studies from different international and intercultural contexts, with contributions from military personnel, humanitarian interpreters and activists as well as academics. The authors use case studies to …
Interpreting Conflict
A Comparative Framework
Av Marija Todorova, Lucía Ruiz Rosendo
Häftad, 2022
1511 kr
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This edited book examines the role of interpreting in conflict situations, bringing together studies from different international and intercultural contexts, with contributions from military personnel, humanitarian interpreters and activists as well as academics. The authors use case studies to …
Swahili in Spaces of War
A Sociolinguistic Odyssey
Av Alamin Mazrui, Kimani Njogu
Inbunden, 2023
1355 kr
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This monograph examines the roles and functions of Swahili in war/conflict situations, and the impact of wars on the destiny of the language. Covering a period of over a century, the monograph explores this sociolinguistic theme in the context of six wars/conflicts: the Maji Maji resistance against …