Translation and Identity 1st edition by Cronin, Michael (2006) Paperback

by Michael Cronin

"Identity is one of the most important political and cultural issues of our time. Translation and Identity looks at how translation has played a crucial role in shaping debates around identity, language and cultural survival in the past and in the present." Drawing on a wide range of materials from official government reports to Shakespearean drama to Hollywood films, Translation and Identity demonstrates that translation is central to any proper understanding of the emergence of cultural identity in human history, and offers an innovative and positive vision of the way in which translation can be used to deal with one of the most salient issues in an increasingly borderless world.

Genres: Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Rianne Heartfilia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing wrong with this book, I just finished what I was writing about this subject and stopped reading the other chapters.

[Roxana Chirilă · Rating 2 out of 5]

I honestly cannot remember what this book was about, seeing as I read it in 2011. However, I do have my list of read books from that year and this one's entry says:

"May 15
34. Michael Cronin - "Translation and Identity"
DO NOT RE-READ!!!!"

...ominous. I'm not sure how bad it was (it got erased from my memory, but I do remember it was for one of my classes), so two stars seems safe.