Brian Turner
Biographic Data
| ID | 3736557 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian Turner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian |
| FAMILY NAME | Turner |
| SIGNATURE | TURNER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Randolph–Macon College |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2545-8336 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
These Visitations
These Visitations Brian Turner (bio) and Dorianne Laux (bio) If a love song is made of water, the wateryou hold in your hands right now is a lyric, a song inside the rusty tap released, coil of silvered music unraveling, shiveringin your cupped palms. A sweet thing, that. A gift channeling the acoustic nature of the world, even if it cannot be heard, here it is, held in the light of day, this strange transport of tugboats sounding through the fog…
Pliny the Elder's World
Stories Are What Save Us
"The author discusses the craft involved in writing about trauma, and he describes the benefits and unintended consequences of sharing this writing with others. This is a personal project for the author as well, as he digs into his own past through stories from his family history"
A two-tiered public-private health system
Brill’s Companion to Military Defeat in Ancient Mediterranean Society
In Brill's Companion to Military Defeat in Ancient Mediterranean Society, Jessica H. Clark and Brian Turner lead a re-examination of how Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman societies addressed – or failed to address – their military defeats and casualties of war. Original case studies illuminate not only how political and military leaders managed the political and strategic consequences of military defeats, but also the challenges facing defeated sold…
University Reform
Tiede has written a fascinating account of the years he describes as the “prehistory of the founding of the AAUP, its organizational phase, founding, and the first years of its existence” (p. 2), c
The Provinces and Worldview of Velleius Paterculus
Paraguay
2013 was notable for the national electoral campaigns, followed by the April elections, the beginning of a new legislative period in July, and the establishment of the new administration under President Horacio Cartes of the Colorado Party.The return to power after five years by the Colorado Party put an end to the novel but failed and defeated government of the opposition parties.Paraguayan political institutions appear largely unchanged since 2…
War Losses and Worldview
This article examines the purpose and meaning of the so-called Roman Funerary Altar from Adamclisi, Romania ( CIL III 14214). Although very little of the altar remains, the severely fragmented inscription with which it was decorated confirms that it once listed the names and abbreviated origins of nearly four-thousand Roman legionaries and auxiliaries. Rather than concentrate on the role of the altar as a memorial to the war dead, this article th…
Pragmatic Objectivity in Practice
Pragmatic objectivity, the normative theory set forth in Stephen Ward’s The Invention of Journalism Ethics, argues that good journalism requires the “diligent application of fallible methods over time” (2004, p. 292). This article reads The Globe and Mail columns of Christie Blatchford as a practical example of pragmatic objectivity. Blending complex ethotic appeals with straightforward reportage, these columns constitute a kind of hybrid genre, …
Paraguay
en un año sin elecciones y un nuevo gobierno histórico, 2009 parecía un año lleno de posibilidades de cambio importantes en las políticas del gobierno y en el proceso político.sin embargo, las debilidades internas de la coalición que llevó a Fernando Lugo a la presidencia en 2008, los límites de las facultades reales del poder ejecutivo, y los grandes desafíos presentados por la estructura socioeconómica de paraguay y por la herencia política de …
Bruce M. Unger
Dr. Bruce M. Unger, professor of political science at Randolph-Macon College, died of cancer at his home January 31, 2008. A native of Brooklyn, and life-long Brooklyn Dodgers fan, Bruce received his BA at Queens College in 1964, MA at Tulane University in 1967, and Ph.D. at Tulane in 1973. He joined the faculty at Randolph-Macon in 1968, and served 39 years on the faculty. He was Charles J. Potts Professor of Social Sciences when he retired in 2…
Liberating the Municipio Libre
This article investigates the reform of municipal funding in Yucatán in the 1990s. At the beginning of this period, the state government had considerable discretion in municipal funding. By 2000, municipal funding practices were considerably constrained by federal law. The article explores whether, and how, political considerations entered into the distribution of these funds at the end of the Zedillo sexenio, despite reforms. After analyzing the…
People in Political Science
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
The Role of Mestizaje of Surnames in Paraguay in the Creation of a Distinct New World Ethnicity
Most Paraguayans have Spanish, rather than indigenous, surnames. This paper argues that Guarani surnames have not simply been replaced, but have been incorporated into a mestizo naming system that is recognized as part of a distinct Paraguayan national ethnicity. The process by which surnames changed drew upon both the indigenous naming system and Paraguayan history and social structure to create a specific marker of ethnicity and social class
The Patronage of John of Northampton
John of Northampon, a monk at Westminster from 1372 to 1404 is mentioned in Abbey records as having paid for paintings of a Judgement and an Apocalypse, both in the chapter house. The present painting at the east of the building is unlike conventional Doom paintings, and inscriptions on the wings of one angelic figure indicate an iconography of penance rather than judgement. Even if these concepts are seen to be associated, there is a further pro…
Perceptions and Factions in a Therapeutic Community
This paper presents a study of the perceptions and beliefs, the cognitive structures, found among staff members of a psychiatric ward in a British Psychiatric Hospital. 1 It is based on the analysis of data from a cognitive grid test, which was devised during field research. 2 The evidence suggests that members of small groups do not share a single, common structure of perceptions and beliefs, rather that a complex relationship exists between the…
Paraguay
2013 was notable for the national electoral campaigns, followed by the April elections, the beginning of a new legislative period in July, and the establishment of the new administration under President Horacio Cartes of the Colorado Party.The return to power after five years by the Colorado Party put an end to the novel but failed and defeated government of the opposition parties.Paraguayan political institutions appear largely unchanged since 2…
Brill’s Companion to Military Defeat in Ancient Mediterranean Society
In Brill's Companion to Military Defeat in Ancient Mediterranean Society, Jessica H. Clark and Brian Turner lead a re-examination of how Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman societies addressed – or failed to address – their military defeats and casualties of war. Original case studies illuminate not only how political and military leaders managed the political and strategic consequences of military defeats, but also the challenges facing defeated sold…
Paraguay
en un año sin elecciones y un nuevo gobierno histórico, 2009 parecía un año lleno de posibilidades de cambio importantes en las políticas del gobierno y en el proceso político.sin embargo, las debilidades internas de la coalición que llevó a Fernando Lugo a la presidencia en 2008, los límites de las facultades reales del poder ejecutivo, y los grandes desafíos presentados por la estructura socioeconómica de paraguay y por la herencia política de …
Liberating the Municipio Libre
This article investigates the reform of municipal funding in Yucatán in the 1990s. At the beginning of this period, the state government had considerable discretion in municipal funding. By 2000, municipal funding practices were considerably constrained by federal law. The article explores whether, and how, political considerations entered into the distribution of these funds at the end of the Zedillo sexenio, despite reforms. After analyzing the…
The Role of Mestizaje of Surnames in Paraguay in the Creation of a Distinct New World Ethnicity
Most Paraguayans have Spanish, rather than indigenous, surnames. This paper argues that Guarani surnames have not simply been replaced, but have been incorporated into a mestizo naming system that is recognized as part of a distinct Paraguayan national ethnicity. The process by which surnames changed drew upon both the indigenous naming system and Paraguayan history and social structure to create a specific marker of ethnicity and social class
Perceptions and Factions in a Therapeutic Community
This paper presents a study of the perceptions and beliefs, the cognitive structures, found among staff members of a psychiatric ward in a British Psychiatric Hospital. 1 It is based on the analysis of data from a cognitive grid test, which was devised during field research. 2 The evidence suggests that members of small groups do not share a single, common structure of perceptions and beliefs, rather that a complex relationship exists between the…
The Patronage of John of Northampton
John of Northampon, a monk at Westminster from 1372 to 1404 is mentioned in Abbey records as having paid for paintings of a Judgement and an Apocalypse, both in the chapter house. The present painting at the east of the building is unlike conventional Doom paintings, and inscriptions on the wings of one angelic figure indicate an iconography of penance rather than judgement. Even if these concepts are seen to be associated, there is a further pro…
The Role of Mestizaje of Surnames in Paraguay in the Creation of a Distinct New World Ethnicity
Most Paraguayans have Spanish, rather than indigenous, surnames. This paper argues that Guarani surnames have not simply been replaced, but have been incorporated into a mestizo naming system that is recognized as part of a distinct Paraguayan national ethnicity. The process by which surnames changed drew upon both the indigenous naming system and Paraguayan history and social structure to create a specific marker of ethnicity and social class
People in Political Science
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Liberating the Municipio Libre
This article investigates the reform of municipal funding in Yucatán in the 1990s. At the beginning of this period, the state government had considerable discretion in municipal funding. By 2000, municipal funding practices were considerably constrained by federal law. The article explores whether, and how, political considerations entered into the distribution of these funds at the end of the Zedillo sexenio, despite reforms. After analyzing the…
Bruce M. Unger
Dr. Bruce M. Unger, professor of political science at Randolph-Macon College, died of cancer at his home January 31, 2008. A native of Brooklyn, and life-long Brooklyn Dodgers fan, Bruce received his BA at Queens College in 1964, MA at Tulane University in 1967, and Ph.D. at Tulane in 1973. He joined the faculty at Randolph-Macon in 1968, and served 39 years on the faculty. He was Charles J. Potts Professor of Social Sciences when he retired in 2…
Pragmatic Objectivity in Practice
Pragmatic objectivity, the normative theory set forth in Stephen Ward’s The Invention of Journalism Ethics, argues that good journalism requires the “diligent application of fallible methods over time” (2004, p. 292). This article reads The Globe and Mail columns of Christie Blatchford as a practical example of pragmatic objectivity. Blending complex ethotic appeals with straightforward reportage, these columns constitute a kind of hybrid genre, …
Paraguay
en un año sin elecciones y un nuevo gobierno histórico, 2009 parecía un año lleno de posibilidades de cambio importantes en las políticas del gobierno y en el proceso político.sin embargo, las debilidades internas de la coalición que llevó a Fernando Lugo a la presidencia en 2008, los límites de las facultades reales del poder ejecutivo, y los grandes desafíos presentados por la estructura socioeconómica de paraguay y por la herencia política de …
War Losses and Worldview
This article examines the purpose and meaning of the so-called Roman Funerary Altar from Adamclisi, Romania ( CIL III 14214). Although very little of the altar remains, the severely fragmented inscription with which it was decorated confirms that it once listed the names and abbreviated origins of nearly four-thousand Roman legionaries and auxiliaries. Rather than concentrate on the role of the altar as a memorial to the war dead, this article th…
Paraguay
2013 was notable for the national electoral campaigns, followed by the April elections, the beginning of a new legislative period in July, and the establishment of the new administration under President Horacio Cartes of the Colorado Party.The return to power after five years by the Colorado Party put an end to the novel but failed and defeated government of the opposition parties.Paraguayan political institutions appear largely unchanged since 2…
The Provinces and Worldview of Velleius Paterculus
University Reform
Tiede has written a fascinating account of the years he describes as the “prehistory of the founding of the AAUP, its organizational phase, founding, and the first years of its existence” (p. 2), c
Brill’s Companion to Military Defeat in Ancient Mediterranean Society
In Brill's Companion to Military Defeat in Ancient Mediterranean Society, Jessica H. Clark and Brian Turner lead a re-examination of how Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman societies addressed – or failed to address – their military defeats and casualties of war. Original case studies illuminate not only how political and military leaders managed the political and strategic consequences of military defeats, but also the challenges facing defeated sold…
A two-tiered public-private health system
Stories Are What Save Us
"The author discusses the craft involved in writing about trauma, and he describes the benefits and unintended consequences of sharing this writing with others. This is a personal project for the author as well, as he digs into his own past through stories from his family history"
Pliny the Elder's World
These Visitations
These Visitations Brian Turner (bio) and Dorianne Laux (bio) If a love song is made of water, the wateryou hold in your hands right now is a lyric, a song inside the rusty tap released, coil of silvered music unraveling, shiveringin your cupped palms. A sweet thing, that. A gift channeling the acoustic nature of the world, even if it cannot be heard, here it is, held in the light of day, this strange transport of tugboats sounding through the fog…
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