From Paris to Nuremberg : the birth of conference interpreting / Jesús Baigorri-Jalón, University of Salamanca ; Translated by Holly Mikkelson and Barry Slaughter Olsen, Monterey Institute of International Studies.
Conference interpreting is a relatively young profession. Born at the dawn of the 20th century, it hastened the end of the era when diplomatic relations were dominated by a single language, and it played a critical role in the birth of a new multilingual model of diplomacy that continues to this day. In this seminal work on the genesis of conference interpreting, Jesús Baigorri-Jalón provides the profession with a pedigree based on painstaking research and supported by first-hand accounts as well as copious references to original documentation. The author traces the profession's roots back to.
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