J Stephen Lansing

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Priests and Programmers: Technologies of Power in the Engineered Landscape of Bali (Revised)Paperback - Revised, 29 April 2007

Priests and Programmers: Technologies of Power in the Engineered Landscape of Bali (Revised)
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Print Length
216 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Date Published
29 Apr 2007
ISBN-10
0691130663
ISBN-13
9780691130668

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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.

Product Details

Author:
J Stephen Lansing
Book Edition:
Revised
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
29 April 2007
Dimensions:
23.27 x 16.1 x 1.32 cm
Genre:
Southeast Asian
ISBN-10:
0691130663
ISBN-13:
9780691130668
Language:
English
Location:
Princeton
Pages:
216
Weight:
308.44 gm

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