A Short History of Bali: Indonesia's Hindu Realm

Indonesia's Hindu Realm

Nonfiction, History, Asian, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Author: Robert Pringle ISBN: 9781741152777
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Publication: February 1, 2004
Imprint: Allen & Unwin Language: English
Author: Robert Pringle
ISBN: 9781741152777
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication: February 1, 2004
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Language: English

A Short History of Bali covers the entire history of this intriguing and mysterious island from before the Bronze Age to the presidency of Megawati Sukarnoputri and the tragedy of the Kuta bombings on 12 October 2002. It looks at the arrival of Indian culture early European contact the role of anthropologists and taste-makers of the 1930s in romanticising the island and the complex legacies of Dutch control. It tells of the Japanese Occupation the Indonesian Revolution the massacres of 1965-66 and the onset of mass tourism under the Soeharto regime. Finally it looks at recent economic progress as well as its flip side - environmental problems generated by population growth and massive tourist development. It also draws on Balinese opinion about the meaning of the island's past and its future in the new Indonesian democracy. A Short History of Bali is an important insight into the complicated and surprising history of one of Asia's most captivating societies.

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A Short History of Bali covers the entire history of this intriguing and mysterious island from before the Bronze Age to the presidency of Megawati Sukarnoputri and the tragedy of the Kuta bombings on 12 October 2002. It looks at the arrival of Indian culture early European contact the role of anthropologists and taste-makers of the 1930s in romanticising the island and the complex legacies of Dutch control. It tells of the Japanese Occupation the Indonesian Revolution the massacres of 1965-66 and the onset of mass tourism under the Soeharto regime. Finally it looks at recent economic progress as well as its flip side - environmental problems generated by population growth and massive tourist development. It also draws on Balinese opinion about the meaning of the island's past and its future in the new Indonesian democracy. A Short History of Bali is an important insight into the complicated and surprising history of one of Asia's most captivating societies.

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