The Behavioral Economics of Translation

This book applies frameworks from behavioral economics to Western thinking about translation, mapping four approaches to eight keywords in translation studies to bring together divergent perspectives on the study of translation and interpreting.

Autorentext

Douglas Neil Robinson is a senior lecturer of criminal justice at Valdosta State University. He is a veteran of U.S.M.C. and retired 23-year law enforcement officer, having worked in state and local law enforcement and in local corrections. He holds a B.S. in criminology from Florida State University and M.S. in criminal justice from Valdosta State.

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Acknowledgments

Introduction: Stair-Stepped Anti-Idealism

Chapter 1: Agency

Chapter 2: Difference (the Ethics of)

Chapter 3: Eurocentrism (Attitudes Toward)

Chapter 4: Hermeneutics

Chapter 5: Language

Chapter 6: Norms

Chapter 7: Rhetoric

Chapter 8: World Literature

Chapter 9: Conclusion: So What?

References

Index