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UNINA9910453907303321 |
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Autore |
Conrad Edgar W |
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Titolo |
Reading the Latter Prophets [[electronic resource] ] : Toward a New Canonical Criticism |
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London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2004 |
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1-281-80290-5 |
0-567-32432-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (305 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies ; ; v.v. 376 |
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Eco, Umberto |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 PROPHETIC BOOKS: TOWARD A SEMIOTICS OF READING; Chapter 2 TEXTS AND HISTORY; Chapter 3 ORDERING PROPHETIC BOOKS; Chapter 4 OPENING PROPHETIC BOOKS; Chapter 5 THE WORDS OF AMOS AND JEREMIAH: READING JEREMIAH IN THE LIGHT OF AMOS; Chapter 6 'AND IT HAPPENED' TO JONAH AND EZEKIEL: READING EZEKIEL IN THE LIGHT OF JONAH; Chapter 7 THE 'VISION' OF ISAIAH: READING ISAIAH IN THE LIGHT OF THE OTHER PROPHETS OF VISION; Chapter 8 '[THE] BEGINNING OF YAHWEH SPOKE [WAS] WITH HOSEA': READING THE TWELVE IN THE LIGHT OF THE MAJOR PROPHETS; Conclusion |
BibliographyIndex of references; Index of authors |
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Edgar W. Conrad focuses on the prophetic books as composite collections and shows that (1) prophets are characters in the text, depicted as figures of the past whose words are significant for a later time; (2) reading and writing play a central role in the depiction of prophets; (3) prophetic books are presented as written words available to later generations through reading; (4) that read as a whole, the latter prophets depict the end of prophecy and the emergence of messengers of the Lord.Reading the Latter Prophets is an important contribution to the problems of both the formation and funct |
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UNINA9910798537203321 |
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Autore |
Kostadinova Tatiana |
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Political corruption in Eastern Europe : politics after communism / / Tatiana Kostadinova |
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Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, [England] : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2012 |
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©2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (303 pages) : illustrations |
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Political corruption - Europe, Eastern |
Post-communism - Europe, Eastern |
Europe, Eastern Politics and government 1989- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction -- Corruption in the context of post-communist transition -- Identifying specific factors: a confirmatory quantitative investigation -- Party and election finance -- Networks of corruption: "friendly circles" in Bulgaria -- State capacity: is it really the problem? -- EU accession: comparing Balkan experiences -- Implications for democracy: corruption and public trust -- Implications for democracy: corruption perceptions and voting -- Conclusions. |
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Why has political corruption emerged as a major obstacle to successful democratic consolidation in Eastern Europe? Exploring the origins, scope, and impact of political corruption in the region's post communist states, Tatiana Kostadinova identifies the factors that favor illicit behavior and considers how the various forms of malfeasance are threatening democracy. Rich cross-national data and an in-depth study of Bulgaria reveal how parties and their leaders have exploited the transitional environment for private benefit, as well as how domestic and external forces—including the EU integration process—are constraining corruption. Kostadinova's conclusions point to the policy-relevant implications of her study for Eastern Europe, and for transitional democracies around the world. |
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