Perfect order : recognizing complexity in Bali /

Lansing, John Stephen.

Perfect order : recognizing complexity in Bali / J. Stephen Lansing. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2006. - xii, 225 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Princeton studies in complexity .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

0691027277 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780691027272 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2005016527

GBA612484 bnb

013375497 Uk


Balinese (Indonesian people)--Rites and ceremonies.
Caste--Indonesia--Bali (Province)
Rice--Irrigation--Indonesia--Bali (Province)
Social systems.


Bali (Indonesia : Province)--Civilization.

GN635.I65 / L348 2006

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