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Crows Nest.
Allen & Unwin.
2004.
Maps, illustrations, black and white photographs, colour photographs, xvi +266pp, index, notes, glossary, paperback. '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 bombing 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. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 73298)
ISBN: 9781865088631
Related Subject Areas:
Anthropology
Bali
Dutch
Economics
Hinduism
History
India
Indonesia
Japan
Occupation
Revolution
Terrorism
Tourism
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