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Notions d'histoire de la traduction renferme plus de huit cent cinquante termes et au-delà de mille notions. Il s'agit du premier dictionnaire consacré à la terminologie de cette branche de la traductologie. Disposer d'un langage précis et sans flottements est une exigence historiographique pour tout domaine d'études. Des concepts aux contours nets facilitent l'accès aux savoirs et la communication entre chercheurs. Depuis le milieu du xxe siècle, on a assisté à une intensification de la recherche en traductologie. Ces travaux, qui reposaient souvent sur de solides assises historiques, ont donné lieu à une prodigieuse effervescence terminologique, signe que la traductologie cerne son objet de plus près, s'hybride au contact d'autres disciplines, se complexifie. Le présent ouvrage rassemble les notions et les termes dont les traducteurs, historiens, professeurs, écrivains et critiques ont fait usage au cours des siècles pour parler de la traduction et de son histoire. Chaque notion fait l'objet d'une définition formelle et est accompagnée d'exemples et de remarques de nature encyclopédique, étymologique, historique ou linguistique. Plus qu'un répertoire terminographique, ce dictionnaire est aussi une introduction à l'histoire de la traduction par le truchement de son métalangage. Les termes d'une discipline ouvrent une fenêtre sur son histoire.

Both dictionary and paratext research have emerged recently as widely-recognised research areas of intrinsic interest. This collection represents an attempt to place dictionaries within the paratextual context for the first time. This volume covers paratextual concerns, including dictionary production and use, questions concerning compilers, publishers, patrons and subscribers, and their cultural embedding generally. This book raises questions such as who compiled dictionaries and what cultural, linguistic and scientific notions drove this process. What influence did the professional interests, life experience, and social connexions of the lexicographer have? Who published dictionaries and why, and what do the forematter, backmatter, and supplements tell us? Lexicographers edited, adapted and improved earlier works, leaving copies with marginalia which illuminate working methods. Individual copies offer a history of ownership through marginalia, signatures, dates, places, and library stamps. Further questions concern how dictionaries were sold, who patronised them, subscribed to them, and how they came to various libraries.

Peter deLeon argues that while it is often individuals who actually engage in political corruption, it is the US political system that condones or encourages such actions. Once this perspective is recognised, one can begin to understand ways in which the costs of corruption might be alleviated.

This wide-ranging dictionary contains a wealth of information on all aspects of history, from prehistory right up to the present day. Over 4,000 clear, concise entries include biographies of key figures in world history (living and dead), separate entries for every country in the world (summarising key historical events), and in-depth entries on religious and political movements, international organizations, and major conflicts and events and their after-effects. For this new edition, existing entries have been revised and updated to reflect the very latest global events including changes in leadership, wars, political situations, and the statistical information given for each country (population counts, currency, languages, religions). New entries have been included for key figures who have recently come to prominence and world events. The book also contains twenty-five detailed maps linked to key historical events and topics. These include the African slave trade, the Black Death, and the Normandy campaign. Also included are over 200 country maps. The dictionary is enhanced by entry-level web links which are accessed via a dedicated companion website. Encyclopedic in scope, this ambitious A to Z provides an excellent overview of world history both for students and anyone with an interest in the subject.

Dieses Lexikon beschreibt in rund 200 Artikeln knapp und allgemeinverständlich die wichtigsten untergegangenen Völker der Erde, die spätere Völker und Kulturen nachhaltig beeinflußt haben. Je nach unserem Wissensstand informiert es über Geschichte, Verbreitungsgebiet und Migrationen eines Volkes, die politische, gesellschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Organisation, Kultur und Religion sowie Sprache und Schrifttum. Überblicksartikel zu Kontinenten und Großregionen erleichtern die Orientierung über benachbarte und miteinander verwandte Völker und erschließen zahlreiche kleine Gruppen, die keinen eigenen Artikel haben. Ein unentbehrliches Nachschlagewerk für alle, die sich jenseits von ideologischen Vereinnahmungen für alte Völker und ihr kulturelles Erbe interessieren.

Each volume of the Dictionary of World Biography contains 250 entries on the lives of the individuals who shaped their times and left their mark on world history. This is not a who's who. Instead, each entry provides an in-depth essay on the life and career of the individual concerned. Essays commence with a quick reference section that provides basic facts on the individual's life and achievements. The extended biography places the life and works of the individual within an historical context, and the summary at the end of each essay provides a synopsis of the individual's place in history. All entries conclude with a fully annotated bibliography.

One of Africa's largest, most populated, and generously endowed countries, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has both dominated the surrounding region and been greatly affected by it as well. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has undergone a long period of war, and it appears that political renewal and economic recovery are bleak. Human security is likely to remain a distant dream for many years to come due to the prevalence and intensity of rape and other sexual violence, which is described as the worst in the world. The third edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo looks back at the nearly 48 years of independence, over a century of colonial rule, and even earlier kingdoms and groups that shared the territory. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 800 cross-referenced dictionary entries on civil wars, mutinies, notable people, places, events, and cultural practices.

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Identifies and provides background information on cities, towns, districts, territories, and nations around the world.

The Greenwood Dictionary of World History is an indispensable, handy, and easy to use A-to-Z first-stop ready-reference resource providing essential information on over 2,000 of the most studied and important people, events, places, and ideas in world history from prehistoric to modern times, from all regions and epochs.Selection of entries—which are truly global in their range—was based on the guidelines and recommendations of organizations and agencies such as the National Council for History Education, the National Center for History in the Schools, the World History Association, the College Board World History Advanced Placement Test, and many of the state standards for history education. The content of the entries has been kept brief and concise to provide a definition or fundamental facts.

Quick and easy reference to historical events.