Atlantic Communities: Translation, Mobility, Hospitality

The Atlantic Ocean has been a historical space of encounter and exchange, shaping the lives of communities and nations. This book maps the multi-layered connections between military, migratory, economic, and commercial actions and processes, as well as shifting lines of translation. It explores the Atlantic as a zone of created relation, characterized by the interaction between translation, mobility, and hospitality, and as a space no longer defined by economic and military power but by the multiplicity of identities forged in its ambit.

Format: Hardback
Length: 132 pages
Publication date: 26 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Atlantic Ocean has played a pivotal role in shaping the relationship between the worlds of the Old and the New throughout history. Acting as a geographical divide between continents, it has also served as a historical space where peoples have traversed, exchanging ideas and cultural practices, fostering encounters and exchanges that have impacted the lives of communities and nations across the globe. This comprehensive volume maps this intricate web of multi-layered connections, encompassing not only military, migratory, economic, and commercial actions and processes but also the shifting lines of translation that have mobilized ideas, facilitated the exchange of experiences, and opened up channels of communication.

The Atlantic is viewed here as a global translation zone, formed through a multitude of crossings, both physical and conceptual, and shaped by the reciprocal influences between the diverse communities situated around and beyond its shores. In the final analysis, the book explores the Atlantic as a zone of created relations, characterized by the interplay between processes of translation, mobility, and, in the best of cases, hospitality. Moreover, it emerges as a space that transcends economic and military power, defined instead by the multiplicity of identities forged within its vast ambit.

This book holds significant appeal to scholars and advanced students engaged in the fields of translation studies, literature, history, human geography, politics, sociology, and cultural studies. It was originally published as a special issue of the journal, Atlantic Studies.

Weight: 421g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032407913