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Blasphemy in the Christian world : a history

Obrazy
Autor
David Nash
Place of publication
Oxford
Publication date
2007
Table of Contents

List of Illustrations . . xiii
Postscript . . xv

Introduction . . 1
1. The Past Invades the Present: Blasphemy in the Contemporary World . . 12
2. Blasphemy in Words and Pictures: Part I, 1500—1800 . . 42
3. Blasphemy in Words and Pictures: Part II, 1800—2000 . . 72
4. Who Were the Blasphemers? . . 106
5. Controlling the Profane . . 147
6. Responses to Blasphemy: Victims and Communities . . 184
7. Last Temptations and Visions of Ecstasv: Blasphemy and Film . . 208
Conclusion . . 233

Select Bibliography . . 249
Index . . 261

Christianity and sexuality in the early modern world : regulating desire, reforming practice

Obrazy
Autor
Merry Wiesner-Hanks
Place of publication
London

Publisher

Publication date
2010
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments . . vii
Introduction . . 1

1 Christianity to 1500 . . 26
2 Protestant Europe . . 73
3 Catholic and Orthodox Europe . . 129
4 Latin America . . 181
5 Africa and Asia . . 228
6 North America . . 270
7 Conclusions . . 313

Notes . . 328
Index . . 344

Series
(Christianity and Society in the Modern World)

A complex delight : the secularization of the breast 1350-1750

Obrazy
Autor
Margaret R. Miles
Place of publication
Berkeley
Publication date
2008
Table of Contents

PREFACE . . ix
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .  xiii
1 / The Secularization of the Breast . . 1

PART ONE: THE RELIGIOUS BREAST . . 27
2 / The Virgin's One Bare Breast . . 33
3 / Mary Magdalen's Penitent Breast .. 54

PART TWO: THE SECULAR BREAST . . 77
4 / The Anatomical Breast . . 87
5 / The Pornographic Breast . . 111
Afterword: A Complex Delight . . 131

NOTES . . 141
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY . . 165
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . . 171
INDEX . . 173

God, science, sex, gender : an interdisciplinary approach to Christian ethics

Obrazy
Autor
ed. by Patricia Beattie Jung and Aana Marie Vigen ; with John Anderson
Place of publication
Urbana
Publication date
2010
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments . . vii
Introduction . . 1

Part 1. Establishing Basepoints for Dialogue
1. Red Hats: Catholic Sexual Ethics in the Face of Church Authority . . 23
2. White Coats: Boundary Disputes between Scientific and Religious Authority . . 32
3. What's All the Fuss About? The Conflict between Science and Religion over Sexual Diversity . . 46
4. Medieval Attitudes toward Philosophia Naturalis in Relation to Scientia Moralis . . 57
5. Patriarchy, Purity, and Procreativity: Developments in Catholic Teachings on Human Sexuality and Gender . . 69

Part 2. Reflecting on Human Sexual Diversity
6. Evolutionary Biology and Sexual Diversity . . 89
7. The Evolution of Sex . . 105
8. Interpreting the Theology of Creation: Binary Gender in Catholic Thought . . 123
9. "Passing" and Identity: A Literary Perspective on Gender and Sexual Diversity . . 140
10. Monogamy and Sexual Diversity in Primates: Can Evolutionary Biology Contribute to Christian Sexual Ethics? . . 155
11. "In Gods Image" and "Male and Female": How a Little Punctuation Might Have Helped . . 167

Part 3. Sexual Diversity and Christian Moral Theology
12. Social Selection and Sexual Diversity: Implications for Christian Ethics . . 187
13. The Triumph of Diversity: Hopkins's "Pied Beauty" . . 201
14. Christ as Bride: Toward a Christology of Diversity . . 211
15. Gender in Heaven: The Story of the Ethiopian Eunuch in Light of Evolutionary Biology . . 224
Conclusion: Descriptive and Normative Ways of Understanding Human Nature . . 241

Bibliography . . 259
Contributors . . 277
Scripture Index . . 281
Subject and Author Index . . 282

Manga : an anthology of global and cultural perspectives

Obrazy
Autor
ed. by Toni Johnson-Woods
Place of publication
New York
Publication date
2010
Table of Contents

Editor's Notes . . vii
List of Figures . . viii
Introduction . . 1

Manga and Genres
1. Manga: A Historical Overview . . 17
2. An Overview of Manga Genres . . 34
3. What Boys Will Be: A Study of Shonen Manga . . 62
4. The "Beautiful Boy" in Japanese Girls' Manga . . 77
5. Shojo Manga in Japan and Abroad . . 93

Manga in Depth
6. Oishinbo's Adventures in Eating: Food, Communication, and Culture in Japanese Comics . . 109
7. Osamu Tezuka's Gekiga: Behind the Mask of Manga . . 128
8. A Look at Hikawa Kyoko's Kanata kara . . 137
9. The Power of Truth: Gender and Sexuality in Manga . . 157
10. The Reluctant Messiah: Miyazaki Hayao's Nausicad of the Valley of the Wind Manga . . 173

Reading Manga
11. Japanese Visual Language: The Structure of Manga . . 187
12. International Singularity in Sequential Art: The Graphic Novel in the United States, Europe, and Japan . . 204
13. The Manga Polysystem: What Fans Want, Fans Get . . 221

Manga in the World
14. Hybrid Manga: Implications for the Global Knowledge Economy . . 235
15. Manga in Europe: A Short Study of Market and Fandom . . 253
16. Manga Shakespeare . . 267
17. The Manga Phenomenon in America . . 281
18. Manga in East Asia . . 297
19. The Manga Publishing Scene in Europe . . 315
20. Globalizing Manga: from Japan to Hong Kong and Beyond . . 332

Notes on Contributors . . 351
Index . . 353

Euro-Crash 2007 : der Countdown läuft

Obrazy
Autor
Bruno Hollnagel
Place of publication
München
Publication date
2001
Table of Contents

1 Einleitung - Die letzten Tage des Euro     9
2 Ruckblickauf die Borsenzusammenbruche
1720,1929,1987,1991,1994 und 1997     11
3 Einfuhrung des Euro im Mai 1998     23
4 Vorahnungen     27
4.1 Unsolide Praktiken     27
4.2 Diffamierungen     31
4.3 Verfohlte Zielvorgaben - das Vorbild versagte  32
5 Das Maastrichter Europa als Kunstgebilde     39
6 Schleichender Wandel 1997-2007     45
6.1 Relative Stabilitat 1998/99     45
6.2 Unsolide Finanzierungen (1997-2007)     47
6.3 Soziale Spannungen, schwachereWirtschaft
und steigende Arbeitslosigkeit     51
6.4 Vernachlassigte Verantwortlichkeit     55
6.5 Stabilitat und Wettbewerb     62
7 Beitritt Englands 2002     65
7.1 England sieht Chancen     65
7.2 Beitragsverhandlungen     66
8 Selbstblockade der Politik     69
8.1 Eine Regierung ist nur so gut wie die
Opposition     69
8.2 Irreale Abstimmungen     71
9 Harmonisierungsbestrebungen 2002-2004     77
9.1 Konsensgesprache     78
9.2 Steuererhohungen     80
9.3 Gleichschaltung     82
9.4 Widerspruche der Grundauffassungen     85
9.5 Eskalation der wirtschaftspolitischen Gegen-
satze     89
10 Verteilungskaempfe     95
11 Die Subventionsspirale     101
11.1 Staatliche Buergschaften - sozialisierte
Risiken     109
11.2 Abschreibungen - ungerechte und
unkontrollierbare Lenkungsmechanismen     110
11.3 Die unsoziale Sozialpolitik     111
12 Das Ende der Marktwirtschaft 2003     115
Aenderungen ordnungspolitischer Rahmen-
bedingungen     115
12.1 Die Prinzipien der Marktwirtschaft     115
12.2 Wie marktwirtschaftliche Prinzipien
untergraben wurden -
Die Situation im Jahre 2003     117
12.3 Wirtschaftspolitische Widersprueche
innerhalb der Gemeinschaft     126
13 Standort Europa substantiell gefaehrdet     131
13.1 Der weiche Euro     131
13.2 Effektivitaetsverlust und Arbeitslosigkeit     135
13.3 Die Abschaffung des Subsidiaritaetsprinzips
und seine Wirkung     141
14 Das Scheitern der EZB-Politik     145
15 Das Pariser Geheimprotokoll vom 14. Maerz 2004 149
16 Entmachtung der EZB am 12. Juni 2004     155
17 Beschaeftigungs- und Exportoffensive 2004/05 157
18 Eskalation der Verschuldung 2005     163
18.1 Die Zinseszinsfalle - Aufschuldung     163
18.2 Bruesseler Euro-Bonds und andere
Finanzierungen     165
18.3 Inflation     169
19 Die Zinsverordnung im Jahre 2005     173
20 Der Aktienboom 2005-2007     177
21 Der Countdown 2007     183
22 Der Crash 2007 - der Tag der Wahrheit     189
23 Nachwort     199
24 Anhang     207
24.1 Die Grunde fur den Crash     207
24.2 Auszuge aus dem Vertrag von Maastricht     210
24.3 Abkuerzungen     218

Catastrophic disaster planning and response

Obrazy
Autor
Clifford E. Oliver
Place of publication
Boca Raton

Publisher

Publication date
2011
Table of Contents

Preface . . xix
Introduction . . xxiii
The Author . . xxix

SECTION I INTRODUCTION TO CATASTROPHIC PLANNING AND RESPONSE

Chapter 1 The Definition and History of Catastrophes . . 3
1.1 Learning Objectives . . 3
1.2 Key Terms and Phrases . . 3
1.3 Definition of Catastrophe . . 4
1.4 Continuum of Magnitude . . 7
1.5 Brief Examples of Historical Catastrophes . . 10
1.6 Potential Catastrophe Effects on U.S. Emergency Management . . 14
1.7 Culture and Definitions of Catastrophe . . 14
1.8 The Big Picture . . 17
1.9 Discussion Questions . . 18
References . . 18

Chapter 2 How Catastrophes Differ from Disasters . . 19
2.1 Learning Objectives . . 19
2.2 Key Terms and Phrases . . 19
2.3 Overview . . 20
2.4 Introduction to Catastrophe Response Planning . . 23
2.5 Past and Future Catastrophes: Their Etiologies and Challenges . . 25
2.6 Potential Future Catastrophes . . 43
2.7 Factors Common in Catastrophes . . 48
2.8 Discussion Questions . . 50
References . . 50

I Conclusion . . 53

SECTION II ETHICAL, POLITICAL, AND LEGAL ISSUES

Chapter 3 Ethics . . 59
3.1 Learning Objectives . . 59
3.2 Key Terms and Phrases . . 59
3.3 An Introduction to Catastrophic Ethics . . 60
3.4 Defining Ethics . . 61
3.5 Ethical Duties Related to Professional Roles . . 66
3.6 The Moral Community: How It Is Defined in Terms of Catastrophic Response and Readiness . . 68
3.7 Competing Ethical Theories and Frameworks . . 69
3.8 Utilitarian Catastrophic Response . . 70
3.9 Deontological Perspectives: Duties and Principles to Govern Catastrophic Planning and Response . . 68
3.10 Environmental Ethics . . 76
3.11 Virtue Ethics and Catastrophic Response . . 77
3.12 Nongovernmental Organization (NGO) Ethical Dilemmas . . 79
3.13 Discussion Questions . . 80
References . . 80

Chapter 4 Political and Legal Issues . . 83
4.1 Learning Objectives . . 83
4.2 Key Terms and Phrases . . 83
4.3 Overview . . 85
4.4 FEMA Comprehensive Preparedness Guide . . 85
4.5 The National Incident Management System (NIMS) . . 88
4.6 The National Response Framework (NRF) . . 89
4.7 Principles of Federalism and Exceptions to Federalism . . 92
4.8 Intergovernmental Collaboration: A Cornerstone of Effective Catastrophic Planning and Response . . 95
4.9 Federal Government Plans for Catastrophe Readiness and Response . . 100
4.10 Ensuring Enduring Federal and State Constitutional Governments . . 103
4.11 Local Government Comprehensive Emergency Response Plans . . 109
4.12 The Political Structure of the U.S. Emergency Management System . . 110
4.13 Use of National Guard or Other Military Forces in Catastrophe Response . . 114
4.14 Potential Federal System Breakdowns in Hypothetical Future Catastrophic Events . . 116
4.15 State Government Legal Powers during a Catastrophe . . 119
4.16 State Legal Protection Laws for Volunteers . . 121
4.17 Political Implications of Catastronhes at Various Governmental and Political Levels . . 125
4.18 Legal Issues Involving Governmental Powers for Catastrophe Response and Reconstruction . . 128
4.19 Political and Legal Change That Can Result from Catastrophes . . 130
4.20 Challenges of Interjurisdictional Partnerships . . 136
4.21 Discussion Questions . . 138
Further Readings . . 140
References . . 140

II Conclusion . . 143

SECTION III OPERATIONAL ISSUES

Chapter 5 Logistics . . 149
5.1 Learning Objectives . . 149
5.2 Key Terms and Phrases . . 149
5.3 Overview . . 149
5.4 The Concept of Convergence . . 150
5.5 Logistics in Disasters Compared to Catastrophes . . 151
5.6 Challenges to Critical Resource Provision . . 155
5.7 Social and Cultural Context . . 159
5.8 Discussion Questions . . 162
References . . 162

Chapter 6 Critical Infrastructure/Key Resources (CI/KR) . . 165
6.1 Learning Objectives . . 165
6.2 Key Terms and Phrases . . 165
6.3 Introduction . . 166
6.4 Overview of Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CI/KR) . . 166
6.5 CI/KR Protection . . 167
6.6 Effects of a Catastrophe on Infrastructure . . 169
6.7 Critical Infrastructure Needs of Responders . . 172
6.8 Prioritization of Restoration of Critical Infrastructure . . 173
6.9 Discussion Questions . . 174
Further Readings . . 175

Chapter 7 Mass Care: Public Health . . 177
7.1 Learning Objectives . . 177
7.2 Key Terms and Phrases . . 177
7.3 Introduction . . 178
7.4 Basic Vocabulary . . 178
7.5 Infectious Disease Vocabulary . . 180
7.6 Disease Control Mechanisms . . 182
7.7 Catastrophes and Public Health . . 183
7.8 Public Health Priorities . . 187
7.9 Infrastructure and Support Needed for Public Health . . 187
7.10 Role of Surge Capacity Planning in Catastrophes . . 187
7.10 Role of Surge Capacity Planning in Catastrophes . . 190
7.11 Emergency Management: Public Health Collaboration in Catastrophes . . 191
7.12 Discussion Questions . . 192
References . . 192

Chapter 8 Mass Evacuation and Relocation . . 195
8.1 Learning Objectives . . 195
8.2 Key Terms and Phrases . . 195
8.3 Introduction . . 196
8.4 Defining Mass Relocation . . 197
8.5 Complexity and Causation . . 199
8.6 Understanding Mass Relocation . . 200
8.7 Historic Perspective of Catastrophes and Mass Relocation . . 202
8.8 Global Climate Changes and Mass Relocation . . 208
8.9 Defining the Displaced . . 210
8.10 Human Rights Dimensions of Mass Relocation . . 211
8.11 Mass Relocation and the Legal Status of the Displaced . . 212
8.12 Identifying the Potentially Displaced . . 214
8.13 Mass Relocation as Mitigation . . 215
8.14 Social Vulnerability . . 216
8.15 Demographic Movement . . 217
8.16 Continua of Displacement . . 218
8.17 Displacement and Loss . . 220
8.18 Involuntary Displacement and Recovery . . 223
8.19 Resettlement . . 224
8.20 Impoverishment Risks and Reconstruction Model . . 228
8.21 Responsible Agencies in Mass Relocation . . 230
8.22 Resettlement Action Plan . . 231
8.23 The Near Future . . 234
8.24 Discussion Questions . . 234
References . . 235

III Conclusion . . 239

SECTION IV PLANNING STRATEGIES AND SKILLS: RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND RECONSTRUCTION

Chapter 9 Response Planning . . 245
9.1 Learning Objectives . . 245
9.2 Key Terms and Phrases . . 245
9.3 Risk Management System for Catastrophe Response . . 246
9.4 Importance of Flexibility in Catastrophe Response . . 250
9.5 Strategic Thinking with Regard to Catastrophe Response . . 251
9.6 U.S. Catastrophic Response Assistance . . 254
9.7 Planning Needs for Management of Voluntary Responders . . 260
9.8 Methods of Integrating International Responders into the Response Effort . . 261
9.9 Systemic Differences between Disasters and Catastrophes . . 263
9.10 Integration Strategies . . 264
9.11 Planning Issues Related to Managing of Mass Casualties . . 264
9.12 Planning Issues Related to Managing Mass Fatalities . . 270
9.13 Myths About Planning for Catastrophes . . 272
9.14 Discussion Questions . . 273
References . . 273

Chapter 10 Recovery and Reconstruction Planning . . 277
10.1 Learning Objectives . . 277
10.2 Key Terms and Phrases . . 277
10.3 Overview . . 278
10.4 Issues Faced Following a Catastrophe . . 278
10.5 Defining Catastrophe Recovery . . 279
10.6 Elements of Recovery . . 280
10.7 Catastrophic Recovery Process . . 283
10.8 Stakeholders and Their Roles in Recovery . . 285
10.9 U.S. Disaster/Catastrophic Recovery Assistance Framework . . 293
10.10 FEMA's Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) Program . . 298
10.11 Rules and Understanding of Local Needs . . 298
10.12 Timing of Catastrophic Assistance . . 299
10.13 Horizontal and Vertical Integration . . 301
10.14 Catastrophe Recovery Planning . . 303
10.15 Catastrophic Recovery Plan . . 309
10.16 Discussion Questions . . 310
References . . 310

IV Conclusion . . 313

SECTION V ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR SUCCESSFUL CATASTROPHE MANAGEMENT

Chapter 11 Essential Leadership Skills for Successful Catastrophe Management . . 317
11.1 Learning Objectives . . 317
11.2 Key Terms and Phrases . . 318
11.3 Overview . . 318
11.4 Introduction . . 318
11.5 The Need for Skilled Crisis Leaders . . 324
11.6 Defining/Measuring Crises . . 324
11.7 Organizational Crisis Scenarios . . 325
11.8 Defining Leadership . . 326
11.9 Leadership's Role in a Crisis . . 334
11.10 Preparing for Crisis . . 336
11.11 Leading during a Crisis . . 337
11.12 Recovery and Rebuilding . . 337
11.13 What Leaders Can Do to Take Care of Themselves during a Crisis . . 338
11.14 Discussion Questions . . 339
References . . 339

V Conclusion . . 341

Epilogue . . 343

Index . . 345

Oracle8i Web Development

Obrazy
Autor
Bradley D. Brown
Place of publication
Berkeley

Publisher

Publication date
2000
Table of Contents

1 Hardware Considerations 3
2 Installation 25
3 Designing the Site 47
4 0AS Configurationand Tuning 89
5 WebDB 183
6 Oracle Extras 235
7 24x7Uptime 267
8 HTTP Listeners 293
9 Oracle8i Built-InPackages 311

PART II

Core Concepts
10 Differences Among the Various Oracle Web Server Versions 373
11 HTML Development 431
12 JavaScript Development 463
13 XML 499
14 PL/SQL Cartridge 549
15 Security 601

Part III

Oracle Tools
16 Using Designer to Develop Web Code 659
17 Oracle Developer Forms 729

PART IV

Other Cartridge Options
19 Javaand OAS 799
20 Perl and the Perl Cartridge 831
21 LiveHTML Cartridge 857
22 Oracle Internet Commerce Server 865

PART V

Miscellaneous
23 Utilities to Help Web Development 937
24 Troubleshooting 983
25 Debugging Your Code 991
26 Logging and Site Analysis 1025

PART VI

Appendix
A Good Sites 1053

Premarital sex in America : how young Americans meet, mate and think about marrying

Obrazy
Autor
Mark Regnerus, Jeremy Uecker
Place of publication
New York
Publication date
2011
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments . . vii
One - Introduction . .  1
Two - The Partnerships and Practices of Emerging Adults . . 14
Three - Inside Sexual Relationships . . 51
Four - The College Campus: Sex 101? . . 101
Five - No Strings Attached? Sex and Emotional Health . . 135
Six - Marriage in the Minds of Emerging Adults . . 169
Seven - Red Sex, Blue Sex: Relationship Norms in a Divided America . . 205
Eight - The Power of Stories and Ten Myths about Sex in Emerging Adulthood . . 236

Appendix A: Regression Models . . 251
Appendix B: Original Research Interview Methods . . 265

Notes . . 271
Index . . 291