Cities in Translation

<p>All cities are multilingual but there are some where language relations have a special importance. These are cities where more than one historically rooted language community lays claim to the territory of the city. This book focuses on four such linguistically divided cities: Calcutta Trieste Barcelona and Montreal.</p><p>Though living with the ever-present threat of conflict these cities offer the possibility of creative interaction across competing languages and this book examines the dynamics of translation in its many forms. By focusing on a category of cities which has received little attention this study contributes to our understanding of the kinds of language relations that sustain the diversity of urban life.</p><p>Illustrated with photos and maps Cities in Translation is both an engaging read for a wide-ranging audience and an important text in advancing theory and methodology in translation studies.</p>