Between Worlds: Interpreters, Guides, and Survivors

Title: Between Worlds: Interpreters, Guides, and Survivors Author: Frances Karttunen ISBN: 9780813520308 Publisher: Rutgers University Press Published: 1994 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: Used: Very Good Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. Biography 1599670 Publisher Description: Spanning the globe and the centuries, Frances Karttunen tells the stories of sixteen men and women who served as interpreters and guides to conquerors, missionaries, explorers, soldiers, and anthropologists. These interpreters acted as uncomfortable bridges between two worlds; their own marginality, the fact that they belonged to neither world, suggests the complexity and tension between cultures meeting for the first time. Some of the guides were li