Violins

<p>Violins: Local Meanings Globalized Sounds examines the violin as an object of meaning in a variety of cultural and historical contexts and as a vehicle for introducing anthropological issues. Each chapter highlights concepts as taught in lower-level anthropology courses and includes teaching and learning tools. Chapters range from a memoir-like social biography of a single instrument to explorations of violins in relation to technology labor the environment migration globalization childhood cultural understandings of talent and virtuosity and prestige.</p>