Translation Theory and Development Studies
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چکیده
relate translation to development. The second aim fl ows from the fi rst part’s argument that societies emerge out of, among others, complex translational interactions amongst individuals. It will do so by conceptualizing translation from a complexity and emergence point of view and relating this view on emergent semiotics to some of the most recent social research. It will further fulfi ll its aims by providing empirical data from the South African context concerning the relationship between translation and development. The book intends to be interdisciplinary in nature and to foster interdisciplinary research and dialogue by relating the newest trends in translation theory, that is, agency theory in the sociology of translation, to development theory within sociology. Data in the volume are drawn from fi elds that have received very little if any attention in translation studies, that is, local economic development, the knowledge economy, and the informal economy.
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