Globalization, Political Violence and Translation

by Esperança Bielsa and Christopher W. Hughes

Book Overview

Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Globalization, Political Violence and Translation: An Introduction; E.Bielsa PART I: INTERPRETING GLOBAL VIOLENCE Terminal Paradox of Globalization; K.Tester Translating Terror: Siting Truth, Justice and Rights Amidst the Two 'Terror' Wars; U.Baxi Ethics and Violence; A.Aguilera The Sovereign, the Martyr and 'Just War' Beyond the Jus Publicum Europaeum: The Dilemma of Political Theology; S.Wiegel PART II: NARRATIVES OF GLOBAL TERROR Semantic Asymmetries and 'The War on Terror'; M.Montgomery Missiles in Athens and Tanks at Heathrow: Urban Security and the Materialization of 'Global Threat'; S.Price Between Exceptionalism and Universalism: Photography as Cultural Diplomacy; L.Kennedy PART III: TRANSLATING TERROR Translation, Ethics and Ideology in a Violent Globalizing World; M.Tymoczko Translation - 9/11: Terrorism, Immigration, Language Politics; E.Apter Translators in War Zones: Ethics Under Fire in Iraq; M.Inghilleri Resisting State Terror: Theorizing Communities of Activist Translators and Interpreters; M.Baker Conclusion: Globalization, Political Violence and Security; C.W.Hughes Index

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349304603
• ISBN13: 9781349304608
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"