Literary Criticism offers a concise overview of literary studies in the English-speaking world from the early twentieth century to the present. Joseph North steps back from the usual tangle of figures, schools, and movements in order to analyze the intellectual paradigms that underpinned them. The result is a radically new account of the discipline’s development, together with a trenchant argument about where its political future lies.People in today’s literature departmen...

Some secrets refuse to stay buried.When Detective Eliza Hart returns to her hometown of North Falls, she’s drawn into a chilling mystery that mirrors her own past. A teenage girl has vanished near the same woods where Eliza’s brother disappeared years ago.As Eliza uncovers cryptic clues, buried case files, and a haunting pattern of disappearances, she realizes the truth is darker than she imagined—and the forest remembers everything.Echoes in North F...

This book by Joseph Alagha examines social practice manifestations of performance activism among contemporary Islamic movements in the MENA and beyond.Performance Activism in the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa, and Beyond links jurisprudential concepts of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies to Social Theory and International Relations theories, most notably Joseph Nye's hard, soft, smart, and sharp power. Alagha highlights the social practices of co...

Before the Salt Lake Temple became a symbol recognized around the world, it was a dream carried west by exhausted pioneers crossing the plains.From the moment Brigham Young declared, "Here will be the temple of our God," generations of Latter-day Saints devoted their labor, resources, and faith to building a structure unlike any they had attempted before. Granite was quarried in the mountains, hauled by ox team, shaped by hand, and assembled stone by stone over four decades of sacr...

A portable, full-color photographic guide to the most commonly seen bees in the western United States and CanadaBees play a vitally important role in the pollination of native plants and agricultural crops around the globe. These stunningly beautiful insects come in a wide range of sizes, shapes, and colors. There are more than 3,000 species in western North America, and identifying them is a challenging task even for taxonomists. Common Bees of Western North A...

The Imperial City of Cologne: From Roman Colony to Medieval Metropolis (19 B.C.-1125 A.D.) is an urban history of Cologne from its imperial Roman origins as a northeastern frontier military outpost to a medieval metropolis on the German Empire's northwestern border. This first history of Cologne, available in English, challenges received notions of late Roman ethnic identities, a Dark Age collapse of urban life, devastating Viking and Magyar incursions, and the origins of medieval...

By: J.W. Watson, Pub. 1966, Reprinted 2023, 308 pages, Index, E-BOOK, ISBN #978-1-63914-599-7. Nash County was created in 1777 from Edgecomb County. It is located in the Northeastern portion of the state. Deeds are a wonderful source of genealogical information.

All societies must deal with the possibility of violence, and they do so in different ways. This book integrates the problem of violence into a larger social science and historical framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely linked. Most societies, which we call natural states, limit violence by political manipulation of the economy to create privileged interests. These privileges limit the use of violence by powerful individuals, but doing so hinders both economic a...

An authoritative, marvelously illustrated field guide to the velvet ants of North AmericaVelvet Ants of North America is a beautiful photographic guide to the species of the wasp family Mutillidae found in the United States and Canada. Featuring hundreds of full-color photos, it covers nearly 460 species—representing more than 9 percent of all velvet ant species, which number in the thousands worldwide—providing comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of thi...

This issue of Medical Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Joseph F. Szot, is devoted to Outpatient Emergencies. Articles in this issue include: Anaphylaxis; Monoarticular Arthritis; Tachyarrhtmias/Bradyarrhythmias; Psychiatric Emergencies; Hypertensive Emergency; TIA/Stroke; COPD and Asthma Exacerbation; Ophthalmologic Emergencies; Otolaryngologic Emergencies; Acute Congestive Heart Failure; Endocrine Emergencies, DKA Hyper Osmolar; Altered Mental Status/Delirium; and Intoxication and Withdrawal....

In Why a National Literature Cannot Flourish in the United States of North America, Joseph Rocchietti presents a critical examination of the challenges preventing the development of a distinct American literary tradition. The author argues that the nation's political and social structure, along with its reliance on European models of culture, stifles the emergence of a truly native literature. Rocchietti examines the impact of the American experience on its cultural output, suggesting that...

Utilizing the first-ever linguistic analysis of North Korean nuclear doctrine, this definitive study of North Korea's nuclear ballistic submarine and missile programs fills in important information and intelligence gaps regarding the nation's nuclear capabilities.North Korea's ongoing development of submarine forces and sea-based ballistic missile capabilities indicates that the country is striving to achieve the second leg of the nuclear triad. If successful, this...