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Afghan Interpreters Through Western Eyes

Foreignness and the Politics of Evacuation

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Authors:
  1. Hilary Footitt

    1. Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, London, UK

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  • Examines the issue of interpreter protection from an international perspective
  • Considers the question of gender as it affected interpreter recruitment
  • Argues for the importance of contextualising war interpreting beyond specific military operations

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War (PASLW)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Reversing the Gaze

    • Hilary Footitt
    Pages 1-33

  3. Western Imaginings of Afghanistan

    • Hilary Footitt
    Pages 35-64

  4. Spaces of Encounter

    • Hilary Footitt
    Pages 65-95

  5. Naming the ‘Interpreter’: From the NATO Drawdown Until the Evacuation

    • Hilary Footitt
    Pages 97-129

  6. Evacuation

    • Hilary Footitt
    Pages 131-162

  7. After the Evacuation

    • Hilary Footitt
    Pages 163-193

  8. Conclusions

    • Hilary Footitt
    Pages 195-210

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 211-216
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About this book

This book explores how endangered local interpreters in Afghanistan were seen through Western eyes in the period from 2014, when the West drew down the bulk of its military forces, to the summer of 2021, when NATO forces withdrew completely. The author examines how these interpreters were understood and represented by Western governments, militaries, agencies, press and lobby organisations, how the understandings changed over time, and to what extent the representations reflect distinct rationales for intervention/historic relationships with Afghanistan, specific immigration and anti-terrorism policies, and notions of citizenship. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of translation and interpreting, history, war studies, and migration studies.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, London, UK

    Hilary Footitt

About the author

Hilary Footitt is an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, UK.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Afghan Interpreters Through Western Eyes

  • Book Subtitle: Foreignness and the Politics of Evacuation

  • Authors: Hilary Footitt

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40383-5

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-40382-8Published: 16 November 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-40385-9Due: 17 December 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-40383-5Published: 15 November 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2947-5902

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-5910

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 216

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Applied Linguistics, International Relations, Migration, Military and Defence Studies, Military and Defence Studies

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