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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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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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 |
Table of Contents:
- 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