Towards a Sociology of Translation: Book Translations as a Cultural World-System

This article argues that the translation of books may be fruitfully understood as constituting a cultural world-system. The working of this system, based on a core-periphery structure, accounts for the uneven flows of translations between language groups as well as for the varying role of translatio...

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Published in:European journal of social theory 1999-11, Vol.2 (4), p.429-444
Main Author: Heilbron, Johan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Center and Periphery
Cultural diffusion
Cultural diversity
Culture
Globalization
Language
Language Usage
Sociological Theory
Translation
World System Theory
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Summary:This article argues that the translation of books may be fruitfully understood as constituting a cultural world-system. The working of this system, based on a core-periphery structure, accounts for the uneven flows of translations between language groups as well as for the varying role of translations within language groups. The final part outlines how this general sociological model may be further developed.
ISSN:1368-4310
1461-7137
DOI:10.1177/136843199002004002