Globalization, Political Violence and Translation

Written by leading scholars in a range of disciplines (from law, philosophy, politics and sociology to media studies and translation studies), this book provides key insights into the globalization of violence and the role of translation in this context, and includes detailed empirical analyses of media representations and translators' accounts.

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