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Languages at War

Policies and Practices of Language Contacts in Conflict

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War (PASLW)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Hilary Footitt, Michael Kelly
      Pages 1-15
  3. Intelligence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 16-18
    2. Languages in the Intelligence Community

      • Hilary Footitt, Michael Kelly
      Pages 19-36
    3. Frameworks for Understanding

      • Hilary Footitt, Michael Kelly
      Pages 37-53
    4. The Human in Human Intelligence

      • Hilary Footitt, Michael Kelly
      Pages 54-69
  4. Preparation and Support

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-72
    2. Preparing to Liberate

      • Hilary Footitt, Michael Kelly
      Pages 73-88
    3. Languages and Peace Operations

      • Hilary Footitt, Michael Kelly
      Pages 89-105
    4. Language Policy and Peace-Building

      • Hilary Footitt, Michael Kelly
      Pages 106-120
  5. Soldier/Civilian Meetings

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-122
    2. Occupying a Foreign Country

      • Hilary Footitt, Michael Kelly
      Pages 123-138
    3. Fraternization

      • Hilary Footitt, Michael Kelly
      Pages 139-162
  6. Communicating Through Intermediaries

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-164
    2. Military Interpreters in War

      • Hilary Footitt, Michael Kelly
      Pages 165-183
    3. Civilian Interpreting in Military Conflicts

      • Hilary Footitt, Michael Kelly
      Pages 184-200
    4. Being an Interpreter in Conflict

      • Hilary Footitt, Michael Kelly
      Pages 201-221
    5. Conclusions

      • Hilary Footitt, Michael Kelly
      Pages 222-246
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 247-269

About this book

Emphasising the significance of foreign languages at the centre of war and conflict, this book argues that 'foreignness' and foreign languages are key to our understanding of what happens in war. Through case studies the book traces the role of languages in intelligence, military deployment, soldier/civilian meetings, occupation and peace building.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Reading, UK

    Hilary Footitt

  • University of Southampton, UK

    Michael Kelly

About the editors

LOUISE ASKEW Translator, interpreter and reviser, the International War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague and the NATO Stabilization Force HQ, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina CATHERINE BAKER Research and Teaching Fellow, University of Southampton, UK, and Teaching Fellow in Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict, University College London, UK SIMON TOBIA Professor of Modern European History, University of Bristol and the University of Reading, UK

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