Roland Ruth A. Interpreters as Diplomats: A Diplomatic History of the Role of Interpreters in World Politics

University of Ottawa Press, 1999. — 208 p. — (Perspectives on Translation). — ISBN10: 0776605011; ISBN13: 978-0776605012.This book looks at the role played throughout history by translators and interpreters in international relations. It considers how political linguistics function and have functioned throughout history. It fills a gap left by political historians, who seldom ask themselves in what language the political negotiations they describe were conducted.