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Verlag	:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Buchreihe	:	Palgrave Studies in Languages at War
Sprache	:	Englisch
Erschienen	:	29. 01. 2013
Seiten	:	222
Einband	:	Gebunden
Höhe	:	216 mm
Breite	:	140 mm
Gewicht	:	425 g
ISBN	:	9780230362888
Sprache	:	Englisch

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Autorinformation

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Author Hilary Footitt: Hilary Footitt is Professor and Senior Research Fellow in the School of Languages and European Studies, University of Reading, UK. Her research interests include women in politics, war and liberation in France and the development of language policy. Previous publications include War and Liberation in France and Women, Europe and the New Languages of Politics. Hilary is Principal Investigator for the AHRC project, Languages at War, and is an editorial board member for the Journal of War and Culture Studies.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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List of Tables Preface Acknowledgements List of Acronyms Notes on the Contributors Introduction Preparing for War: the British and Foreign Languages Intelligence in Translation: Finding Out About the Enemy Role-Playing for War: the Human in Human Intelligence The War of Words: Psychological Warfare in a Foreign Language Continental Invasion: Liberation and Occupation Pursuing War Criminals: Military Interpreters in War Tribunals The British and the War Victims: Bringing Relief to Refugees and Displaced Persons Overseas The Russian Ally: Moving to Cold War Conclusions Notes References

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'[WarTalk is an] unprecedented and painstaking elucidation specifically of the British war effort from a linguistic perspective. Hilary Footitt and Simona Tobia have made an x-ray study of the subtle, sometimes insidious, articulations and workings of language(s) that underlie more traditional war narratives.' - Michigan War Studies Review

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