Perfect order [ recognizing complexity in Bali

"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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Main Author: Lansing, John Stephen (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press , c2006
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Online Access:http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/iviewer/PUPB0001648/userkey/pc/1/0/read.html

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505 0 |a 1. Origins of subaks and water temples -- 2. The emergence of cooperation on water mountains -- 3. Tyrants, sorcerers, and democrats -- 4. Hieroglyphs of reason -- 5. Demigods at the summit -- 6. Achieving perfect order 
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