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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814255403321

Titolo

Inequality, crisis and social change in Indonesia : the muted worlds of Bali / / edited by Thomas A. Reuter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003

ISBN

0-203-40191-3

1-280-05539-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 222 p. : ill., maps

Classificazione

71.41

Altri autori (Persone)

ReuterThomas Anton

Disciplina

306/.09598/9

Soggetti

Social change - Indonesia - Bali (Province)

Bali (Indonesia : Province) Social conditions

Bali (Indonesia : Province) Civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Inequality, Crisis and Social Change in Indonesia -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of maps -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Being modern in Bali after Suharto -- 3 Art and peace in the safest place in the world: a culture of apoliticism in Bali -- 4 Reflections on literature and politics in Bali: the development of Lekra, 1950-1966 -- 5 Transformations of a genre of Balinese dance drama: Arja Muani as the modern-day agent of classical Arja's liberal gender agenda -- 6 Ritual as 'work': the invisibility of women's socio-economic and religious roles in a changing Balinese society -- 7 The value of land in Bali: land tenure, landreform and commodification -- 8 Mythical centres and modern margins: a short history of encounters, crises, marginality, and social change in highland Bali -- 9 Unity in uniformity: tendencies toward militarism in Balinese ritual life -- 10 Indonesia in transition: concluding reflections on engaged research and the critique of local knowledge -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The aim of this book is to assess the rapidly changing socio-political landscape of Bali in the aftermath of the Asian economic crisis and the collapse of Suharto's 'New Order' regime in Indonesia.