Sherry Simon is a professor in the French Department at Concordia University. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a member of the Academie des lettres du Québec.

In Translation Sites, leading theorist Sherry Simon shows how the processes and effects of translation pervade contemporary life. This ground-breaking book is both an engaging read for a wide-ranging audience and an important text in broadening the scope of translation studies.

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Introduction

I. ARCHITECTURES OF MEMORY

1. THE MONUMENT

2. THE OPERA HOUSE

3. THE CHURCH

II. TRANSIT

4. THE HOTEL

5. THE MOUNTAINTOP

6. THE TOWER

7. THE BRIDGE

8. THE WAR HOTEL

III. CROSSROADS

9. THE MARKET

10. THE STREET

11. THE MUSEUM

IV. THRESHOLDS

12. THE TRANSLATOR'S STUDY

13. THE LIBRARY

14. THE GARDEN

15. THE PSYCHOANALYST'S COUCH

V. BORDERS, CONTROL, SURVEILLANCE

16. NO MAN'S LAND

17. THE CHECKPOINT

18. THE EDGE OF EMPIRE

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

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Index