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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Bibliographic Details
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
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