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Author Lansing, John Stephen.

Title Perfect order : recognizing complexity in Bali / J. Stephen Lansing
Published Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Series Princeton studies in complexity
Princeton studies in complexity.
Contents Origins of subaks and water temples -- The emergence of cooperation on water mountains -- Tyrants, sorcerers, and democrats -- Hieroglyphs of reason -- Demigods at the summit -- Achieving perfect order
Summary "Perfect Order - a groundbreaking work at the nexus of conservation, complexity theory, and anthropology - describes a series of fieldwork projects ranging from the archaeology of the water temples to their ecological functions and their place in Balinese cosmology. Stephen Lansing shows that the temple networks are fragile, vulnerable to the cross-currents produced by competition among male descent groups. But the feminine rites of water temples mirror the farmers' awareness that when they act in unison, small miracles of order occur regularly, as the jewel-like perfection of the rice terraces produces general prosperity. Much of this is barely visible from within the horizons of Western social theory."--Jacket
Notes Title from PDF title page (viewed on Oct. 24, 2012)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Balinese (Indonesian people) -- Rites and ceremonies.
Caste -- Indonesia -- Bali (Province)
Rice -- Irrigation -- Indonesia -- Bali (Province)
Social systems.
HISTORY -- Asia -- Southeast Asia.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
Balinese (Indonesian people) -- Rites and ceremonies
Caste
Civilization
Rice -- Irrigation
Social systems
Reisanbau
Bewässerung
Kulturanthropologie
Tempel
SUBJECT Bali (Indonesia : Province) -- Civilization
Subject Indonesia -- Bali (Province)
Bali
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781400845866
1400845866