1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450773503321

Autore

Beal Timothy K (Timothy Kandler), <1963->

Titolo

Reading Bibles, Writing Bodies [[electronic resource] ] : Identity and The Book

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 1996

ISBN

1-134-79979-9

1-280-33534-3

0-203-43336-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Collana

Biblical limits.

Altri autori (Persone)

GunnDavid

Disciplina

220.6

221.6

Soggetti

Bible as literature

Body, Human

Body, Human - Biblical teaching

Religion

Human body - Biblical teaching

Christianity

Philosophy & Religion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; Preface; OPENING: Cracking the Binding; SHIFTING THE BLAME: God in the Garden; THE PROBLEM OF THE BODY FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK; THE HEBREW GOD AND HIS FEMALE COMPLEMENTS; OEDIPUS WRECKS: Moses and God's Rod; WOMAN WISDOM AND THE STRANGE WOMAN: Where is Power to be Found?; WOMAN AND THE DISCOURSE OF PATRIARCHAL WISDOM; IMAGINATION, METHOD, AND MURDER: Un/Framing the Face of Post-Exilic Israel; THE PROBLEM WITH PAGANS; ASSUMING THE BODY OF THE HEIR APPARENT: David's Lament

UTOPIA AND PORNOGRAPHY IN EZEKIEL: Violence, Hope, and the Shattered Male Subject~AN IMAGINARY AND DESIRABLE CONVERSE~:



Moses and Monotheism as Family Romance; TRANSFERENCE AND TACT IN BIBLICAL STUDIES; MARGINS OF LAMENTATION, Or, The Unbearable Whiteness of Reading; A POSTSCRIPT TO THE BOOK: Authenticating the Pseudepigrapha; WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY?: A Question of Text and Canon; Bibliography; Index of Authors; Index of Subjects; Index of Ancient Sources;

Sommario/riassunto

Accessible, engaging and moving easily between theory and the reading of specific texts, this volume is an exciting contribution to contemporary biblical and cultural studies.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791574803321

Autore

Harnik Peter

Titolo

Urban green [[electronic resource] ] : innovative parks for resurgent cities / / Peter Harnik

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2010

ISBN

1-59726-812-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Disciplina

712/.50973

Soggetti

Urban parks - United States

City planning - United States

Open spaces - United States

Urban renewal - United States

Urban landscape architecture - 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

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword by Michael R. Bloomberg""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: Of Cities and Parks""; ""Chapter 1: How Much Parkland Should a City Have?""; ""Chapter 2: The Different Kinds of Parks and Their Uses""; ""Chapter 3: Is It Acres, Facilities, or Distance?""; ""Chapter 4: Parks and Their Competition""; ""Chapter 5: Neighborhoods Are Not All Created Equal""; ""Chapter 6: It's Not How Much but Who and Why""; ""Chapter 7: A Process Rather than a Standard""; ""Chapter 8: Stop, Look, and



Listen""

""Chapter 9: Analyze and Prioritize""""Chapter 10: Don't Forget Money and Time""; ""Part II: Finding Park Space in the City""; ""Chapter 11: Buying It""; ""Chapter 12: Utilizing Urban Redevelopment""; ""Chapter 13: Community Gardens""; ""Chapter 14: Old Landfills""; ""Chapter 15: Wetlands and Stormwater Storage Ponds""; ""Chapter 16: Rail Trails""; ""Chapter 17: Rooftops""; ""Chapter 18: Sharing Schoolyards""; ""Chapter 19: Covering Reservoirs""; ""Chapter 20: River and Stream Corridors""; ""Chapter 21: Cemeteries""; ""Chapter 22: Boulevards and Parkways""; ""Chapter 23: Decking Highways""

""Chapter 24: Closing Streets and Roads""""Chapter 25: Removing Parking""; ""Chapter 26: Adding Hours Rather than Acres""; ""Conclusion""; ""Tables""; ""Table 1.1: That's Quite a Spread You've Got! (Acres of Parkland per 1,000 Persons)""; ""Table 1.2: Howdy Neighbor! (Persons per Acre of Parkland)""; ""Table 1.3: Parks for Daytimers, Too? (Commuters and Population Change)""; ""Table 1.4: Parkland for People (Acres per 1,000 People)""; ""Table 3.1: A Park Too Far? (Maximum Distance Goals)""; ""Table 7.1: How Green is My City? (Parkland as Percentage of City)""

""Table 11.1: The Cost of Buying Parkland""""Table 11.2: Developer Exactions""; ""Table 12.1: Second Time Around (Redevelopment Authority Parks)""; ""Table 14.1: Garbage In, Park Out (Landfill Parks)""; ""Table 16.1: Goodbye Train, Hello Trail (Rail Trails)""; ""Table 22.1:""Boulevardozing"" Highways (Expressway to Park Conversions)""; ""Table 23.1: Out of Sight, Out of Mind (Parks Constructed Over Highways)""; ""Table 24.1: Do Not Enter (Park Roads Closed to Autos)""; ""Table 25.1: Pavement in Paradise (Parking Spaces in Parks)""

""Table 25.2: Living on the Edge (Population Density around Parks)""""Recommended Reading""; ""Appendix 1: Population Density, Largest Cities""; ""Appendix 2: Acres of Parkland per 1,000 Persons, Largest Cities""; ""Appendix 3: Parkland as a Percent of City Area, Largest Cities""; ""Appendix 4: Spending per Resident on Parks and Recreation, Largest Cities""; ""Index""