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Priests and Programmers: Technologies of Power in the Engineered Landscape of Bali
J. Stephen Lansing
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Paperback. Describes the network of water temples that managed the flow of irrigation water in the name of the Goddess of the Crater Lake. Using the techniques of ecological simulation modeling, this book argues that the system of temple rituals is not only a reflection of utilitarian constraints but also a basic ingredient in organization of production. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; JHMC; RNF; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691130668
SKU
V9780691130668
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About J. Stephen Lansing
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).
Reviews for Priests and Programmers: Technologies of Power in the Engineered Landscape of Bali
[A]n enjoyable and stimulating book.
Geoffrey Samuel, Journal of Asian Studies Priests and Programmers is written with admirable clarity and should be of interest ... to anybody working on applied social research.
Michael Hitchcock, Contemporary South Asia [B]rilliant and delightful... [N]ot only has [Lansing] written a superb book, but he has contributed materially and humanely to the quality ... Read more
Geoffrey Samuel, Journal of Asian Studies Priests and Programmers is written with admirable clarity and should be of interest ... to anybody working on applied social research.
Michael Hitchcock, Contemporary South Asia [B]rilliant and delightful... [N]ot only has [Lansing] written a superb book, but he has contributed materially and humanely to the quality ... Read more