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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert Pringle |
ISBN: | 1865088633 9781865088631 |
OCLC Number: | 470245275 |
Notes: | Bibliogr. p. 245-253. |
Description: | 1 v. (XVI-266 p. -4 p. de plates) : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Contents: | 1. A snug little amphitheatre: The Balinese setting -- 2. Moonset at Pejeng: Glimpses of Balinese prehistory -- 3. From Indianisation to the Majapahit Empire (ninth to sixteenth centuries) -- 4. The Balinese state to the eve of Dutch control (seventeenth to nineteenth centuries) -- 5. The Dutch arrive: From first contact to final conquest (1597-1908) -- 6. Pax and poverty Neerlandica (1908-1942) -- 7. The world discovers Bali (1902-1942) -- 8. Occupation, revolution and bloodbath (1942-1966) -- 9. Dictatorship, democracy and the evolution of tourism (1966-2002) -- 10. Bali in the twenty-first century: New challenges, including terrorism -- 11. Some closing thoughts. |
Series Title: | Short history of Asia series |
Responsibility: | Robert Pringle. |
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Abstract:
Covering the history of Bali from before the Bronze Age to the presidency of Megawati Sukarnoputri, this work highlights the ethnic dynamics of the island and its place in modern Indonesia. It includes an analysis of the arrival of Indian culture, early European contact, and the complex legacies of Dutch control.
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