Priests and Programmers: Technologies of Power in the Engineered Landscape of Bali - Tapa blanda

Lansing, J. Stephen

 
9780691130668: Priests and Programmers: Technologies of Power in the Engineered Landscape of Bali
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ISBN 10: 0691130663 ISBN 13: 9780691130668
Editorial: Princeton University Press, 2007

Sinopsis

For the Balinese, the whole of nature is a perpetual resource: through centuries of carefully directed labor, the engineered landscape of the island’s rice terraces has taken shape. According to Stephen Lansing, the need for effective cooperation in water management links thousands of farmers together in hierarchies of productive relationships that span entire watersheds.


Lansing describes the network of water temples that once managed the flow of irrigation water in the name of the Goddess of the Crater Lake. Using the techniques of ecological simulation modeling as well as cultural and historical analysis, Lansing argues that the symbolic system of temple rituals is not merely a reflection of utilitarian constraints but also a basic ingredient in the organization of production.

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Acerca del autor

J. Stephen Lansing is a Professor at the Santa Fe Institute and in the departments of Anthropology and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. He is the author of "Perfect Order: Recognizing Complexity in Bali" (Princeton).

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Editorial
Princeton University Press
Año de publicación
2007
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0691130663
ISBN 13 
9780691130668
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
218
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