In order to ensure its absolute authority, the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal (1946–1948), the Japanese counterpart of the Nuremberg Trial, adopted a three-tier structure for its interpreting: Japanese nationals interpreted the proceedings, second-generation Japanese-Americans monitored the interpreting, and Caucasian U.S. military officers arbitrated the disputes. The first extensive study on the subject in English, this book explores the historical and political contexts of the trial as well as the social and cultural backgrounds of the linguists through trial transcripts in English and Japanese, archival documents and recordings, and interviews with those who were involved in the interpreting. In addition to a detailed account of the interpreting, the book examines the reasons for the three-tier system, how the interpreting procedures were established over the course of the trial, and the unique difficulties faced by the Japanese-American monitors. This original case study of the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal illuminates how complex issues such as trust, power, control and race affect interpreting at international tribunals in times of conflict.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-160) and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 341.6/90268
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Translation of: Tōkyō Saiban ni okeru tsūyaku Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- a-ja---
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- 9780776619125 9784622074229
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- KZ1181
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- T34 2010eb
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- 1 electronic text (viii, 183 p.)
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00225771 (OCoLC)695537968 (CaOOCEL)435109
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- Title proper/short title
- Interpreting the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal
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Table of Contents
- Table of contents 5
- Acknowledgements 7
- Introduction 9
- Research 11
- A People-Focused and Contextualized Approach 13
- Structure 14
- For the Linguists 15
- Note on Japanese Terms and Names 17
- Chapter 1 The Trial 18
- The Proceedings 20
- Controversies 22
- Chapter 2 The Interpreting Arrangements 24
- The Official Languages of the Tribunal 25
- Handling of Non-Official Languages 25
- The Language Section 34
- Monitors and Language Arbiters 35
- Recruitment of Interpreters 36
- The Interpreters' Booth 40
- The Interpreters at Work 46
- Translators and Translation Disputes 49
- The Effects of Interpreting on the Proceedings 57
- Chapter 3 Profiles of the Linguists 60
- The Interpreters 60
- The Monitors 67
- The Language Arbiters 71
- The Language Section Chiefs 73
- Chapter 4 Hierarchy and Learning Process 75
- The Hierarchical Structure 76
- The Complex Standing of the Nisei Linguists 82
- Trial and Error in Establishing Interpreting Procedures 90
- Chapter 5 Tojo’s Testimony 99
- Monitors and Interpreters during Tojo’s Testimony 101
- The Behaviour of the Monitors 103
- The Behaviour of the Interpreters 122
- The Language Arbiter in Action 128
- Interpreting and Power Relations 130
- Chapter 6 Sociopolitical Perspectives 139
- Trust, Power, and Control 140
- Autonomous and Heteronomous Interpreters 147
- Negotiated Norms 150
- Conclusion 155
- The Tokyo Trial and Interpreting in Japan 156
- Contemporary Parallels 157
- Broadening Perspectives 159
- References 160
- Index 169
