Book: The Bagpipes, a cultural history

• Illustrated: 16 colour illustrations
• Pages: 272
• Dimensions: 234x156mm

This vivid history tells the long story of an instrument boasting over 130 varieties, yet commonly associated with just one, from one country: Scotland's Great Highland Bagpipe.

In fact, the pipes are played across the globe, illuminating societies in remarkable, unexpected ways. 

Richard McLauchlan charts the rise of women pipers; investigates class, privilege and capitalism in the piping world; and explores how a 'national instrument' can shift in meaning amidst the currents of identity.