Books by Michael Cronin

Looks at how translation has played a crucial role in shaping debates about identity, language and cultural survival. Drawing on a range of materials from government reports to Shakespearean drama and Hollywood films, this book demonstrates how translation is central to an understanding of how cultural identity has emerged in human history.

A critical exploration of the ways in which radical changes to the world economy have affected contemporary translation. It looks at the changing geography of translation practice and offers new ways of understanding the role of the translator, arguing that translation is central to debates about language and cultural identity.