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WarTalk: Foreign Languages and the British War Effort in Europe, 1940-47 (Palgrave Studies in Languages at War)
Footitt, Hilary, Tobia, Simona
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Description for WarTalk: Foreign Languages and the British War Effort in Europe, 1940-47 (Palgrave Studies in Languages at War)
Hardcover. Offering a new perspective on the British experience of the Second World War in Europe, this book provides a series of snapshots of the role which languages played in the key processes of British war-making, moving from frameworks of perception and intelligence gathering, through to liberation/occupation, and on to the aftermath of conflict. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBK; 3JJH; CFB; CFP; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Offering a new perspective on the British experience of the Second World War in Europe, this book provides a series of snapshots of the role which languages played in the key processes of British war-making, moving from frameworks of perception and intelligence gathering, through to liberation/occupation, and on to the aftermath of conflict.
Offering a new perspective on the British experience of the Second World War in Europe, this book provides a series of snapshots of the role which languages played in the key processes of British war-making, moving from frameworks of perception and intelligence gathering, through to liberation/occupation, and on to the aftermath of conflict.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Languages at War
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230362888
SKU
V9780230362888
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99-15
About Footitt, Hilary, Tobia, Simona
Author Hilary Footitt: Hilary Footitt is Professor and Senior Research Fellow in the School of Languages and European Studies, University of Reading, UK. Her research interests include women in politics, war and liberation in France and the development of language policy. Previous publications include War and Liberation in France and Women, Europe and the New Languages of Politics. Hilary is ... Read more
Reviews for WarTalk: Foreign Languages and the British War Effort in Europe, 1940-47 (Palgrave Studies in Languages at War)
'[WarTalk is an] unprecedented and painstaking elucidation specifically of the British war effort from a linguistic perspective. Hilary Footitt and Simona Tobia have made an x-ray study of the subtle, sometimes insidious, articulations and workings of language(s) that underlie more traditional war narratives.' - Michigan War Studies Review