1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910449901703321

Autore

Horton David M

Titolo

Walking George [[electronic resource] ] : the life of George John Beto and the rise of the modern Texas prison system / / David M. Horton and George R. Nielsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denton, Texas, : University of North Texas Press, c2005

ISBN

1-280-73100-1

9786610731008

1-57441-401-1

1-4337-1046-3

1-4237-9793-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; ; no. 5

Altri autori (Persone)

NielsenGeorge R

Disciplina

365/.92

B

Soggetti

Prisons - Texas - Officials and employees

Prison administration - Texas - History

College teachers - Texas

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-243) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The early years : Hysham, Montana; New Rockford, North Dakota; and Lena, Illinois (1916-1939) -- Concordia Lutheran College, Austin, Texas (1939-1959) -- The Texas prison system : the first one hundred years (1849-1953) -- The Texas Prison Board : Beto, Coffield, and Ellis (1953-1959) -- Concordia Theological Seminary, Springfield, Illinois (1959-1962) -- The Texas Department of Corrections (1962-1972) -- Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas (1972-1991).

Sommario/riassunto

George John Beto (1916-1991) is best known for his contributions to criminal justice. This book, authored by two of his former students, examines the entire life of Beto and his many achievements in the fields of both education and criminal justice.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459845803321

Titolo

Sexuality and psychoanalysis [[electronic resource] ] : philosophical criticisms / / edited by Jens De Vleminck and Eran Dorfman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leuven, : Leuven University Press, 2010

ISBN

94-6166-038-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Collana

Figures of the unconscious ; ; 10

Altri autori (Persone)

VleminckJens de

DorfmanEran

Disciplina

150

150.195

Soggetti

Sex (Psychology)

Psychoanalysis - Philosophy

Sex - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Olandese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Sexuality and metaphysics -- section 2. Sexuality in practice -- section 3. Sexuality and politics -- section 4. Sexuality and aesthetics.

Sommario/riassunto

The relationship between sexuality and psychoanalysis can be described in terms of an old and stormy love affair. The same can be said about the relationship between psychoanalysis and philosophy. It is precisely this fascinating 'love triangle'' that the present volume of essays aims to explore. A diverse group of philosophers and psychoanalysts reflected on the concept of sexuality in Freudo-Lacanian psychoanalysis. The result is a stimulating collection of essays where the role of sexuality in psychoanalysis is scrutinized from a philosophical point of view.This volume does more than merely



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465673403321

Autore

Sharot Stephen

Titolo

Comparative perspectives on Judaisms and Jewish identities [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen Sharot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit, : Wayne State University Press, c2011

ISBN

0-8143-3701-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 p.)

Disciplina

296.089

Soggetti

Judaism - History

Judaism

Jews - Identity

Ethnicity

Ethnic relations

Judaism - Relations

Messianic Judaism

Antinomianism - History of doctrines

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Religious syncretism and religious distinctiveness -- The Kaifeng Jews : a reconsideration of their acculturation and assimilation in a comparative perspective -- Elite religion and popular religion : the example of saints -- Jewish millenarian-messianic movements : comparisons of Ashkenazim, Sephardim, and Italian Jews -- Millenarianism among conversos (new Christians) and former conversos (returnees to Judaism) -- The sacredness of sin : antinomianism and models of man -- Formulations of ethnicity and religion regarding American Jews in the writings of American sociologists -- Judaism and Jewish ethnicity : changing interrelationships and differentiations in the diaspora and Israel -- Jewish and other national and ethnic identities of Israeli Jews -- Secularization, neotraditionalism, polarization -- Public religion, privatization, and deprivatization in Israel.