Interpreting the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal : A Sociopolitical Analysis / / Kayoko Takeda

• Autore: Takeda Kayoko
• Pubblicazione: Ottawa : , : University of Ottawa Press, , 2010; Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2012; ©2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Disciplina: 341.6/90268
• Soggetto topico: Proces (Crimes de guerre) - Japon; Interpretation judiciaire - Japon; Tōkyō, Proces de, 1946-1948; Court interpreting and translating - Japan; Tokyo Trial, Tokyo, Japan, 1946-1948
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Translation of: Tōkyō Saiban ni okeru tsūyaku.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-160) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- The trial -- The interpreting arrangements -- Profiles of the linguists -- Hierarchy and learning process -- Tojo's testimony -- Sociological perspectives -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: In order to ensure its absolute authority, the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal (1946-1948), the Japanese counterpart of the Nuremberg Trial, adopted a three-tier structure for its interpreting: Japanese nationals interpreted the proceedings, second-generation Japanese-Americans monitored the interpreting, and Caucasian U.S. military officers arbitrated the disputes. The first extensive study on the subject in English, this book explores the historical and political contexts of the trial as well as the social and cultural backgrounds of the linguists through trial transcripts in English and Japa
• Titolo autorizzato: Interpreting the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal
• ISBN: 1-280-69074-7; 9786613667687; 0-7766-1912-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910155521803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Perspectives on Translation