1 Translating:A Political Act Román ？lvarez and M.Carmen-？frica Vidal 1
2 The Meek or the Mighty:Reappraising the Role of the Translator Susan Bassnett 10
3 Norms and the Determination of Translation:A Theoretical Framework Theo Hermans 25
4 Culture-Specific Items in Translation Javier Franci Aixelá 52
5 The Exotic Space of Cultural Translation Ovidio Carbonell 79
6 Translation and Pragmatics Enrique Alcaraz 99
7 Translation,Counter-Culture,and The Fifties in the USA Edwin Gentzler 116
8 Translation and Canon Formation:Nine Decades of Drama in the United States André Lefevere 138
Notes on Contributors 156