1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453853103321

Titolo

Theory and method in biblical and cuneiform law [[electronic resource] ] : revision, interpolation and development / / edited by Bernard M. Levinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, Eng., : Sheffield Academic Press, c1994

ISBN

1-281-80399-5

9786611803995

0-567-35321-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 181

Altri autori (Persone)

LevinsonBernard M (Bernard Malcolm)

Disciplina

221.6

222

Soggetti

Law (Theology) - Biblical teaching

Jewish law

Law, Assyro-Babylonian

Law, Sumerian

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 and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; What is the Covenant Code?; The Case for Revision and Interpolation within the Biblical Legal Corpora; Some Issues Relating to the Comparability of Laws and the Coherence of the Legal Tradition; Legal Science and Legislation; Ancient Near Eastern Laws: Continuity and Pluralism; The Anthropology of Slavery in the Covenant Code; A Generic Discrepancy in the Covenant Code; Who is the Evolutionist?; Aspects of Legal Reforms and Reformulations in Ancient Cuneiform and Israelite Law; Contributors; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The essays in this volume focus on two crucial topics that have been given short shrift in the contemporary debate on the composition and formation of the Pentateuch: (1) biblical law, and the development of Israelite legal institutions; (2) the significance of ancient Near Eastern law for developing a proper model for the composition and editorial history of the Pentateuch. To correct the imbalance, the focus of this



volume is on whether the biblical and cuneiform legal corpora underwent a process of literary revision and interpolation that reflects legal, social, and theological development.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781413403321

Autore

Bogazianos Dimitri A

Titolo

5 grams [[electronic resource] ] : crack cocaine, rap music, and the war on drugs / / Dimitri A. Bogazianos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, 2012

ISBN

0-8147-2516-3

0-8147-2306-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

Alternative criminology series

Disciplina

363.450973

Soggetti

Drug control - United States

Crack (Drug) - United States

Sentences (Criminal procedure) - United States

Narcotic laws - United States

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Crack, rap, and the punitive turn -- The invisible hand holds a gun: law and policy in the lethal regulation of crack -- Rap puts crack to work -- Things done changed: the rise of new school violence -- Training and humiliation -- Facing the corporation.

Sommario/riassunto

"In 2010, President Barack Obama signed a law repealing one of the most controversial policies in American criminal justice history: the one hundred to one sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and powder whereby someone convicted of "simply" possessing five grams of crack--the equivalent of a few sugar packets--had been required by law to serve no less than five years in prison. In this highly original work, Dimitri A. Bogazianos draws on various sources to examine the profound consequences of America's reliance on this punishment structure, tracing the rich cultural linkages between America's War on Drugs, and the creative contributions of those directly affected by its



destructive effects. Focusing primarily on lyrics that emerged in 1990s New York rap, which critiqued the music industry for being corrupt, unjust, and criminal, Bogazianos shows how many rappers began drawing parallels between the "rap game" and the "crack game." He argues that the symbolism of crack in rap's stance towards its own commercialization represents a moral debate that is far bigger than hip hop culture, highlighting the degree to which crack cocaine--although a drug long in decline--has come to represent the entire paradoxical predicament of punishment in the U.S. today."--