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Author Torikai, Kumiko, 1946-

Title Voices of the invisible presence : diplomatic interpreters in post-World War II Japan / Kumiko Torikai
Published Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (x, 197 pages) : illustrations
Series Benjamins translation library, 0929-7316 ; v. 83. EST subseries
Benjamins translation library ; v. 83.
Benjamins translation library. EST subseries.
Contents Voices of the Invisible Presence; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. A brief history of interpreting/translation in Japan; 3. Habitus; 4. Into the field of interpreting; 5. Interpreting as a practice; 6. Insights; 7. Perspectives; References; Index; The series Benjamins Translation Library
Summary Voices of the Invisible Presence: Diplomatic interpreters in post-World War II Japan examines the role and the making of interpreters, in the social, political and economic context of postwar Japan, using oral history as a method. The primary questions addressed are what kind of people became interpreters in post-WWII Japan, how they perceived their role as interpreters, and what kind of role they actually played in foreign relations. In search of answers to these questions, the living memories of five prominent interpreters were collected, in the form of life-story interviews, which were then
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-193) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Translating and interpreting.
Intercultural communication.
Translators -- Japan -- Interviews
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Translating & Interpreting.
Intercultural communication
Diplomatic relations
Translating and interpreting
Translators
SUBJECT United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140113
Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States
Subject Japan
United States
Genre/Form Interviews
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789027290021
9027290024
Other Titles Diplomatic interpreters in post-World War II Japan