The violin a social history of the world's most versatile instrument

The life, times, and travels of a remarkable instrument and the people who have made, sold, played, and cherished it.

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Main Author: Schoenbaum, David
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2012.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:The life, times, and travels of a remarkable instrument and the people who have made, sold, played, and cherished it.
Physical Description:xxvi, 710 pages,16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780393084405 (hardcover)
039308440X (hardcover)
Author Notes:David Schoenbaum is the author of seven books, including Hitler's Social Revolution, The United States and the State of Israel, and The Violin. Formerly a professor of history at the University of Iowa, he has also written for the New York Times, Washington Post, and Economist. A lifelong amateur violinist, he lives in Rockville, Maryland.