{"product_id":"the-horse-head-fiddle-and-the-peter-k-marsh-9781138820807","title":"The Horse-Head Fiddle and the Cosmopolitan Reimagination of Tradition in Mongolia","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew other nations have undergone as profound a change in their social, political, and cultural life as Mongolia did in the twentieth century. Beginning the century as a largely rural, nomadic, and tradition-oriented society, the nation was transformed by the end of this century into a largely urban, post-industrial, and cosmopolitan one. This study seeks to understand the effects that Western-inspired modernity has had on the nature of cultural tradition in the country, focusing in particular on development of the \u003cem\u003emorin khuur\u003c\/em\u003e or \"horse-head fiddle,\" a two-stringed bowed folk lute that features a horse's head carved into its crown. As well as being one of the most popular instruments in the contemporary national musical culture, it has also become an icon of Mongolian national identity and a symbol of the nation's ancient cultural heritage. In its modern form, however, the horse-head fiddle reflects the values of a modern, cosmopolitan society that put it profoundly at odds with those of the traditional society. In so doing, it also reflects the cosmopolitan nature of the nation's contemporary national musical culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter K. Marsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138820806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138820807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Peter K. Marsh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065373405439,"sku":"9781138820807","price":68.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eccefa9a-d195-4af2-981e-1084fbbf5aff.jpg?v=1768674764","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-horse-head-fiddle-and-the-peter-k-marsh-9781138820807","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}