ISBN:
9781742706924
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (520 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Bali : Heaven and Hell
DDC:
306.0959862
Keywords:
Bali Island (Indonesia) -- Civilization -- 20th century
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Bali Island (Indonesia) -- Civilization -- 21st century
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Bali Island (Indonesia) -- History -- 20th century
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Bali Island (Indonesia) -- History -- 21st century
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Bali Island (Indonesia) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
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Bali Island (Indonesia) -- Social life and customs -- 21st century
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
For a century now, Bali has been the subject of a beautiful mythology created by movies and music, but there are few factual accounts of its transformation from besieged peasant colony to booming tourist mecca. Bali: Heaven and Hell is a tale begging to be told - a story of survival in the face of genocide, natural disaster, terrorism, cultural imperialism and corruption on a grand scale. Go behind the smiling face presented to generations of tourists and expats with Phil Jarratt, the award-winning author of over 20 books including Surfing Australia: A Complete History of Surfboard Riding in A
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover Page; Title Page; Table of Contents; Introduction: My Personal Bali Odyssey (1974-2014); Chapter 1 Kali Yuga: Being; Chapter 2 Blood on the Bamboo; Chapter 3 The Bule Raja of Kuta; Chapter 4 Puputan; Chapter 5 'Bali Is Ruined'; Chapter 6 The Golden Age; Chapter 7 Our Hotels in Kuta; Chapter 8 Merdeka!; Chapter 9 Our Mission in Bali; Chapter 10 The Year of Living Dangerously; Chapter 11 Bali Style; Chapter 12 Morning of the Earth; Chapter 13 The Hippie Highway; Chapter 14 Bukit and Beyond; Chapter 15 The Traders; Chapter 16 Balinese Surfer; Chapter 17 Rhonda and Ketut
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 18 Into the MysticChapter 19 Expatria; Chapter 20 The Day After; Chapter 21 Tipping Point; Chapter 22 Kertha Yuga: Hope; Epilogue: Be Here Now: Bali Today; A final word about some of the major characters in this history; Endnotes; Acknowledgements; Copyright Page
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