Tag: Cowboys

Contemporary Cowboys Reimagining an American Archetype in Popular Culture


Free Download Clint W. Jones, "Contemporary Cowboys: Reimagining an American Archetype in Popular Culture"
English | ISBN: 1666920177 | 2023 | 288 pages | EPUB, PDF | 993 KB + 3 MB
Contemporary Cowboys: Reimagining an American Archetype in Popular Culture expands and develops an understanding of recent cultural shifts in representations of the American cowboy and "the West" as vital components of American identity and values. The chapters in this book examine they ways in which twenty-first century representations have updated the figure of the cowboy, considering not only traditionally analyzed sources, such as television, film, and literature, but also less studied areas such as comics, and music. The contributors probe the cowboy archetype and western mythology with critical theory, feminist critiques, philosophy, history, cultural analysis, and more.

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When Cowboys Come Home Veterans, Authenticity, and Manhood in Post-World War II America


Free Download Aaron George, "When Cowboys Come Home: Veterans, Authenticity, and Manhood in Post-World War II America"
English | ISBN: 1978821573 | 2023 | 270 pages | PDF | 11 MB
When Cowboys Come Home: Veterans, Authenticity, and Manhood in Post-World War II America is a cultural and intellectual history of the 1950s that argues that World War II led to a breakdown of traditional markers of manhood and opened space for veterans to reimagine what masculinity could mean. One particularly important strand of thought, which influenced later anxieties over "other-direction" and "conformity," argued that masculinity was not defined by traits like bravery, stoicism, and competitiveness but instead by authenticity, shared camaraderie, and emotional honesty. To elucidate this challenge to traditional "frontiersman" masculinity, Aaron George presents three intellectual biographies of important veterans who became writers after the war: James Jones, the writer of the monumentally important war novel

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LickLibrary – Classic Albums Cowboys From Hell


Free Download LickLibrary – Classic Albums Cowboys From Hell
Sam Bell | Duration: 6:23 h | Video: H264 1920×1080 | Audio: AAC 48 kHz 2ch | 8,82 GB | Language: English
Released on July 24, 1990, "Cowboys From Hell" is the fifth studio album by Pantera and considered by many as the band’s breakthrough record. Featuring Dimebag Darrell’s phenomenal guitar work, the album showcases a unique blend of groove metal, thrash, and power metal elements. Below is a breakdown of each song on the album, highlighting key guitar techniques and scales.
In this Classic Album guitar course, Licklibrary metal guitar virtuoso, Sam Bell brings you a rare and accurate breakdown of how to play Dimebag Darrell’s coveted guitar parts from this full album, including fan favourites Cowboys From Hell and Cemetery Gates, plus crushing metal anthems such as Domination and The Art Of Shredding.
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