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  • Christianity and Politics

    A Brief Guide to the History

    by C. C. Pecknold ...
    Series series Cascade Companions
    It is not simply for rhetorical flourish that politicians so regularly invoke God's blessings on the country. It is because the relatively new form of power we call the nation-state arose out of a Western political imagination steeped in Christianity. In this brief guide to the history of Christianity and politics, Pecknold shows how early Christianity reshaped the Western political imagination ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Boy Named Sue

    Gender and Country Music

    Edited by Kristine M. McCusker, Diane Pecknold ...
    From the smiling, sentimental mothers portrayed in 1930s radio barn dance posters, to the sexual shockwaves generated by Elvis Presley, to the female superstars redefining contemporary country music, gender roles and imagery have profoundly influenced the ways country music is made and enjoyed. Proper male and female roles have influenced the kinds of sounds and images that could be included in ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Augustine and World Religions

    by Michael Barnes, Olivier Dufault, Leo Lefebure, Reid Locklin, Aaron Stalnaker, Franklin T. Harkins, Paul J. Lachance, C C. Pecknold, Professor Francis X. Clooney, Paula Fredriksen ...
    Series series Augustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation
    Augustine and World Religions examines Augustine's thought for how it can inform modern inter-religious dialogue. Despite Augustine's reputation as the father of Christian intolerance, one finds in his thought the surprising claim that within non-Christian writings there are "some truths in regard even to the worship of the One God". This, it seems, hints at a deeper level of respect and dialogue ... Read more

    $48.59 USD

  • Hidden in the Mix

    The African American Presence in Country Music

    Edited by Diane Pecknold ...
    Country music's debt to African American music has long been recognized. Black musicians have helped to shape the styles of many of the most important performers in the country canon. The partnership between Lesley Riddle and A. P. Carter produced much of the Carter Family's repertoire; the street musician Tee Tot Payne taught a young Hank Williams Sr.; the guitar playing of Arnold Schultz ... Read more

    $22.29 USD

  • A Boy Named Sue

    Gender and Country Music

    Edited by Diane Pecknold, Kristine M. McCusker ...
    Series series American Made Music Series
    From the smiling, sentimental mothers portrayed in 1930s radio barn dance posters, to the sexual shockwaves generated by Elvis Presley, to the female superstars redefining contemporary country music, gender roles and imagery have profoundly influenced the ways country music is made and enjoyed. Proper male and female roles have influenced the kinds of sounds and images that could be included in ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Country Boys and Redneck Women

    New Essays in Gender and Country Music

    Edited by Kristine M. McCusker, Diane Pecknold ...
    Series series American Made Music Series
    Country music boasts a long tradition of rich, contradictory gender dynamics, creating a world where Kitty Wells could play the demure housewife and the honky-tonk angel simultaneously, Dolly Parton could move from traditionalist "girl singer" to outspoken trans rights advocate, and current radio playlists can alternate between the reckless masculinity of bro-country and the adolescent girlishness ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The Selling Sound

    The Rise of the Country Music Industry

    by Diane Pecknold, Charles McGovern, Ronald Radano ...
    Series series Refiguring American Music
    Few expressions of popular culture have been shaped as profoundly by the relationship between commercialism and authenticity as country music has. While its apparent realism, sincerity, and frank depictions of everyday life are country’s most obvious stylistic hallmarks, Diane Pecknold demonstrates that commercialism has been just as powerful a cultural narrative in its development. Listeners have ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • The T&T Clark Companion to Augustine and Modern Theology

    Edited by C.C. Pecknold, Dr. Tarmo Toom ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Companions
    The T&T Clark Companion to Augustine and Modern Theology is both a theological companion to the study of Augustine, and a resource for thinking about Augustine's importance in modern theology. Each of the essays brings Augustinian depth to a broad range of contemporary theological concerns. The volume unveils cutting-edge Augustinian scholarship for a new generation and at the same time enables ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • The Greatness of Humility

    St. Augustine on Moral Excellence

    by Joseph J. McInerney ...
    The jury is out on the virtue of humility. Most people find humility a more attractive character trait in others than its opposites of pride and arrogance. Yet many philosophers, be they ancient or modern, find little value in humility as a virtue. For the Aristotelian moral tradition, humility is an impediment to greatness. Modern philosophers take this sentiment further, asserting that humility ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Nonlinear Computational Solid Mechanics

    by Jamshid Ghaboussi, David A. Pecknold, Xiping Steven Wu ...
    This book presents the fundamentals of nonlinear mechanics within a modern computational approach based mainly on finite element methods. Both material and geometric nonlinearities are treated. The topics build up from the mechanics of finite deformation of solid bodies through to nonlinear structural behaviour including buckling, bifurcation and snap-through. The principles are illustrated with a ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Walk or Die

    A Snow Walker's Reflections

    by Maureen Pecknold ...
    Three months on snowshoes and sleeping in a tent. What were they thinking?In the middle of the cold, dark winter, an intrepid and motley collection of snow walkers discovers the wild beauty of the Canadian North. Their 700km self-supported expedition is at times difficult, but hilarious and heart-warming as they face challenges together, braving deep snow, slush, and temperatures below -40C. ... Read more

    $5.00 USD

  • Wading in Waist-High Water

    The Lyrics of Fleet Foxes

    by Robin Pecknold ...
    **Featured in The New Yorker and Rolling StoneAs Recommended in the Buzzfeed Holiday Gift Guide“There is something quite moving about seeing these fifty-five songs collected and assembled this way. Themes of family, friendship, love, destiny, loss, nature, and honest living bridge all of the albums and form the core set of concerns of this body of work. At the same time, you can see the evolution ... Read more

    $14.99 USD