Perfect order : recognizing complexity in Bali /

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"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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lansing, John Stephen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2006.
Series:Princeton studies in complexity.
Subjects:
Balinese (Indonesian people) > Rites and ceremonies.
Caste > Indonesia > Bali (Province)
Rice > Irrigation > Indonesia > Bali (Province)
Social systems.
Balinais > Rites et cérémonies.
Castes > Indonésie > Bali (Province)
Riz > Irrigation > Indonésie > Bali (Province)
Systèmes sociaux.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Balinese (Indonesian people) > Rites and ceremonies
Caste
Civilization
Rice > Irrigation
Social systems
Reisanbau
Bewässerung
Kulturanthropologie
Tempel
Bali (Indonesia : Province) > Civilization.
Bali (Indonésie : Province) > Civilisation.
Indonesia > Bali (Province)
Bali
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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