Despite the recent upsurge of interest in Theodor Adorno's work, his literary writings remain generally neglected. Yet literature is a central element in his aesthetic theory. Building on the current emergent interest in modern philosophical aesthetics, this book offers a wide-ranging account of the literary components of Adorno's thinking. Bringing together original essays from a distinguished international group of contributors, it offers the reader a user-friendly path through the major areas of Adorno's work in this area. It is divided into three sections, dealing with the concept of literature, with poetry and poetics, and with modernity, drama and the novel respectively. At the same time, the book provides a clear sense of the unique qualities of Adorno's philosophy of literature by critically relating his work to a number of other influential theorists and theories including contemporary postmodernist thought and cultural studies.

Scholars increasingly agree that histories of racial violence relate to contemporary patterns of conflict and inequality, and growing interest exists among civic leaders in reckoning with these legacies today. This volume of The ANNALS examines the contributions and limitations of scientific research on legacies of racial violence and suggests implications for policy, practice, and other forms of intervention aimed at redress.

When a terrible snowstorm hits the area, the Boxcar Children are trapped. To make matters worse, there's something very suspicious about their cabin. What are all those strange markings on the closet door? And what are all those strange noises the Boxcar Chldren hear in the night?

The Boxcar Children are taking a bus trip to the Science and Hobby Fair, but when a bad storm hits, they're forced to stay in the bus station. And before long, they are led into a mystery involving a polluted river, two mysterious boys, and a gruff bus station manager who knows more than anyone suspects.

Floating down a lazy river, Benny finds a blackmail scheme in progress.

Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they livewith their grandfather and are spending the summer in a remote fishing village on the New England coast. There's a mysterious man snooping around the village library. The Boxcar Children don't know the man's secret yet. But they are about to find out!

From a high perch Benny discovers a clue to a hidden room with contents that surprise everyone.

In the 1960s, on the heels of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision and in the midst of the growing Civil Rights Movement, Ku Klux Klan activity boomed, reaching an intensity not seen since the 1920s, when the KKK boasted over 4 million members. Most surprisingly, the state with the largest Klan membership-more than the rest of the South combined-was North Carolina, a supposed bastion of southern-style progressivism.
Klansville, U.S.A. is the first substantial history of the civil rights-era KKK's astounding rise and fall, focusing on the under-explored case of the United Klans of America (UKA) in North Carolina. Why the UKA flourished in the Tar Heel state presents a fascinating puzzle and a window into the complex appeal of the Klan as a whole. Drawing on a range of new archival sources and interviews with Klan members, including state and national leaders, the book uncovers the complex logic of KKK activity. David Cunningham demonstrates that the Klan organized most successfully where whites perceived civil rights reforms to be a significant threat to their status, where mainstream outlets for segregationist resistance were lacking, and where the policing of the Klan's activities was lax. Moreover, by connecting the Klan to the more mainstream segregationist and anti-communist groups across the South, Cunningham provides valuable insight into southern conservatism, its resistance to civil rights, and the region's subsequent dramatic shift to the Republican Party.
Klansville, U.S.A. illuminates a period of Klan history that has been largely ignored, shedding new light on organized racism and on how political extremism can intersect with mainstream institutions and ideals.

A double puzzle involves an old friend of Aunt Jane's, romance, and a chase.

Told through their letters, the storybook romance of Lucas and Dawn unfolds in a unique love story which began as a simple post on a dating website, and evolves into an extraordinary relationship that extends beyond Lucas’ death. Given a second chance through a secret government agency, Luke’s consciousness is preserved, and the lovers embark on a journey of discovery as they explore the meaning of life, hope, courage and, above all, What Love Feels Like.

In the 1960s, on the heels of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision and in the midst of the growing Civil Rights Movement, Ku Klux Klan activity boomed, reaching an intensity not seen since the 1920s, when the KKK boasted over 4 million members. Most surprisingly, the state with the largest Klan membership-more than the rest of the South combined-was North Carolina, a supposed bastion of southern-style progressivism.
Klansville, U.S.A. is the first substantial history of the civil rights-era KKK's astounding rise and fall, focusing on the under-explored case of the United Klans of America (UKA) in North Carolina. Why the UKA flourished in the Tar Heel state presents a fascinating puzzle and a window into the complex appeal of the Klan as a whole. Drawing on a range of new archival sources and interviews with Klan members, including state and national leaders, the book uncovers the complex logic of KKK activity. David Cunningham demonstrates that the Klan organized most successfully where whites perceived civil rights reforms to be a significant threat to their status, where mainstream outlets for segregationist resistance were lacking, and where the policing of the Klan's activities was lax. Moreover, by connecting the Klan to the more mainstream segregationist and anti-communist groups across the South, Cunningham provides valuable insight into southern conservatism, its resistance to civil rights, and the region's subsequent dramatic shift to the Republican Party.
Klansville, U.S.A. illuminates a period of Klan history that has been largely ignored, shedding new light on organized racism and on how political extremism can intersect with mainstream institutions and ideals.

Photography and Literature in the Twentieth-Century offers an accessible and fresh approach to an object of interdisciplinary research that is currently receiving increased international attention. Providing a broad historical schema, and examining pivotal moments within it, the collection brings together a range of writers and practitioners who help to guide the reader through a historical cross-section of current work in this area. Unlike most existing studies, this volume considers both key literary figures, from Proust to Sebald, and photographic practitioners, from Heartfield to Sekula, in order to give a commanding overview of its subject that is both well-informed and often ground-breaking. With original and accessible essays by acknowledged experts in the field, this is a book that should be of interest not only to students and teachers in departments of literature and photography, but also to those in cultural studies and art history, as well as photographic artists.

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are going on a bicycle trip. On the first night of their journey, they get caught in a rainstorm, and take shelter in a mysterious, abandoned farm house.

"Cunningham's landmark study of the FBI's response to Sixties protest couldn't be more timely. We gain fresh and disturbing insight into the culture and dynamics of the agency at a time when once again it has been empowered to monitor political dissidence. We need this history so as to avoid repeating it."--Richard Flacks, author "Making History: The American Left and the American Mind"Cunningham reveals the programs and priorities of the FBI's domestic surveillance in the 1960s with an eye for the telling detail, and with extensive new research. He shows how the extreme bureaucratic centralization of the agency often handicapped, rather than helped, field agents who had creative ideas about how to pursue the FBI's goals. This is the most important book on how the FBI shapes its agenda and its actions, in relation to targeted groups, in some time. At a time when the FBI is being called on to deal with new public threats, we need the insights of this work."--Jack A. Goldstone, Hazel Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University"For years political scientists and social movement scholars have theorized and sought, in various ways, to measure 'political repression.' Despite these efforts, the actual social and organizational dynamics that shape repression have largely remained a black box. By fashioning a rich, systematic account of the origins and operation of the FBI's notorious COINTELPRO program, Cunningham has gone a long way toward redressing this problem."--Doug McAdam, co-author of "Dynamics of Contention"This is a timely book. Cunningham's thoughtful, thoroughly researched history of the FBI's purposeful repression of dissident movements under the COINTELPRO's New Left andWhite Hate programs raises disturbing questions about the FBI's conduct of 'terrorist' investigations dating from the 1970s and intensified in the aftermath of September 11."--Athan Theoharis, author of "Chasing Spies: How the FBI Failed in counterintelligence but Promoted the Politics of McCarthyism in the Cold War Years"A devastating portrait of a bureaucracy unleashing widespread surveillance and repression while swatting away the restraints of logic, ethics, and the Bill of Rights. Demonstrates through a convincing statistical analysis that the FBI's COINTELPRO operations were not primarily devoted to investigating criminal activity, but rather to crushing unpopular dissent."--Chip Berlet, co-author of "Right-Wing Populism in America"David Cunningham's calm, dispassionate, and authoritative study of the FBI's notorious COINTELPRO activities of the 1960s gives us much to think about. Putting these programs into historical context and an original theoretical framework, he reminds us that the violation of American constitutional principles cannot be a useful tool in any alleged effort to preserve the American way of life. This is equally true in today's turbulent times as during previous crises."--Sanford J. Ungar, president of Goucher College and author of "FBI: An Uncensored Look Behind the Walls

Delilah's is a simple story, about a military wife and mother, who through life's twists and turns, is forced to join the 1970's work force. With no marketable skills, she finds herself in beauty school, then employed in the most popular salon in town, Shear Delights. The stories of her family, however, are anything but simple.

The Wacky Winter on Wiggly Way introduces readers to the concepts of fear, loss and doubt through the eyes of Stuart, a storyteller in need of a winter home. Stuart embarks on a journey of self-discovery and inspires others in the house whom are seeking redemption. Follow Stuart and his new friends as they learn about self-esteem and reliance as they are confronted by Piggly Wiggly, the angry landlord and his efforts to prevent the friends from sharing happiness at One Wiggly Way. Stuart is guided by his confident and storytelling partner, Henry the Magical Mouse, who challenges Stuart to follow his dream of writing down his stories. He quickly befriends Isabelle, the broken heartened-librarian and her cat Annie, who dares to ask Isabelle the forbidden question Is she afraid to love again? Let's not forget Ophelia, the former opera star who is too terrified to sing again and trying to find her inner beauty. Join them is this uplifting story as they decide to share the holidays together and dare to break the rules. With no place else to live, the trio can stay at the boarding house as long as they abide by the rules of No Noise, No Pets and No Guests. These arbitrary rules are enforced by Piggly Wiggly as a means for fulfill his need for order and control. The new housemates become friends and defy the rules despite Piggly Wiggly's intrusive ways. They explore their own barriers and find strength from one another developing an intimate bond. As their friendships evolve, so does Piggly Wiggly's need to keep a perceived sense of order in his house. Once the tenants start to face their fears and the friendships blossom, Piggly Wiggly's efforts hasten-adding more rules to his chalkboard. He soon becomes consumed with his monstrous brick wall. As the friendships in the house grow-so does the wall around them. Piggly Wiggly responds by frantically building his brick wall bigger and bigger until he finally tosses in anything he can find from the house-furniture, a swing, a typewriter, a boat and even a mannequin. His need for order becomes compromised as weight of his tyranny weakens the wall.The wall is an important metaphor in the story as it manifiests the symbolic obstacle between happiness and loneliness. As the wall grows and the rules are strictly enforced, there is doubt that the tenants will find the inner-strength to overcome their self-imposed limitations. Until a young boy arrives. Early in the book, Arthur is chased away by Piggly Wiggly on Halloween night and vows never to return. Before he leaves, Isabelle gives Arthur a Tootsie Roll that represents love and instructs him to save it for a special time. The Tootsie Roll becomes a symbol of hope and crucial element in the story's ending. Just before Thanksgiving, Arthur finds the courage to visit One Wiggly Way again. Arthur seems to arrive at the most opportune time throughout this tale and his presence unites the trio of Stuart, Isabelle and Ophelia as they need the purity of a child. Although Arthur does not live at the boarding house, he sees life simply. He lives outside of the wall and provides the tenants clarity with emotional honesty and innocence. Arthur's visits provides the call to action. Meanwhile, Piggly Wiggly is embittered from a broken heart, tries to prevents the friendships and joy at One Wiggly Way with his wall and rules. Will Piggly Wiggly succeed with his crazy wall and rules keeping love from One Wiggly Way or will one of residents find the courage to stand up to him? Find out what happens. The Wacky Winter on Wiggly Way is accompanied by outstanding illustrations that visually bring the characters to life and access to a wonderful folk-song by Jeff Conlon, who was inspired to write the song after reading the book, titled One Wiggly Way that stirs the heart. Join us in this journey in the first story in a series of books as Stuart and his friends that introduce middle readers to some of the adversities of young adulthood.

We live in an age of incredible medical technology, and with it, a great emphasis on health and well-being. We fully entrust the care of our bodies to the medical profession, often taking its solutions and judgments as gospel. But what role, if any, should our Christian faith play in all this?
In "Reclaiming the Body, " a physician and a theologian take a critical look at some of the assumptions we draw from the medical profession and explore what theology has to say about medicine, our bodies, our health, and the Body of Christ. The authors deal with such issues as suffering, caring for the sick, children and reproductive technologies, medicine and the poor, our obsession with physical perfection, and death and dying.

Scholars increasingly agree that histories of racial violence relate to contemporary patterns of conflict and inequality, and growing interest exists among civic leaders in reckoning with these legacies today. This volume of The ANNALS examines the contributions and limitations of scientific research on legacies of racial violence and suggests implications for policy, practice, and other forms of intervention aimed at redress.