Why concepts matter : translating social and political thought / / edited by Martin J. Burke and Melvin Richter.
Translation is indispensable to transmissions of knowledge across time and place; to understanding how and what others think. There is a vast stock of theories about how to translate, deriving mainly from controversies about sacred and literary works. Yet there is little discussion of the distinctiv...
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| Superior document: | Studies in the history of political thought, 6 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in the history of political thought ;
v. 6. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Translation is indispensable to transmissions of knowledge across time and place; to understanding how and what others think. There is a vast stock of theories about how to translate, deriving mainly from controversies about sacred and literary works. Yet there is little discussion of the distinctive issues involved in translating political and social thought. This volume breaks new ground by focusing on them. Thirteen scholars consider problems arising from the study of translation and the cultural transfer of texts. Especially novel is the application of these issues to two relatively new disciplines: translation studies, and the history of concepts (Begriffsgeschichte). This volume opens a discussion of what and how each of them can learn from, and contribute to, the others. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1280688092 9786613665034 9004194908 |
| ISSN: | 1873-6548 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Martin J. Burke and Melvin Richter. |