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andlt;bandgt;The Island of Baliand#8212;a true paradise is explored in this classic travelogue.andlt;/bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;From the artists and writers of the 1930s to the Eat, Pray, Love tours so popular today, Bali has drawn hoards of foreign visitors and transplants to its shores. What makes Bali so special, and how has it managed to preserve its identity despite a century of intense pressure from the outside world?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;iandgt;Bali: A Paradise Createdandlt;/iandgt; bridges the gap between scholarly works and more popular travel accounts. It offers an accessible history of this fascinating island and an anthropological study not only of the Balinese, but of the paradiseand#8211;seekers from all parts of the world who have traveled to Bali in everand#8211;increasing numbers over the decades.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;This Bali travelogue shows how Balinese culture has pervaded western film, art, literature and music so that even those who've never been there have enjoyed a glimpse of paradise. This authoritative, muchand#8211;cited work is now updated with new photos and illustrations, a new introduction, and new text covering the past twenty years.
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The "Last Paradise" as seen through Western eyes
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The Island of Bali a true paradise is explored in this classic travelogue.
From the artists and writers of the 1930s to the Eat, Pray, Love tours so popular today, Bali has drawn hoards of foreign visitors and transplants to its shores. What makes Bali so special, and how has it managed to preserve its identity despite a century of intense pressure from the outside world?
Bali: A Paradise Created bridges the gap between scholarly works and more popular travel accounts. It offers an accessible history of this fascinating island and an anthropological study not only of the Balinese, but of the paradise seekers from all parts of the world who have traveled to Bali in ever increasing numbers over the decades.
This Bali travelogue shows how Balinese culture has pervaded western film, art, literature and music so that even those who've never been there have enjoyed a glimpse of paradise. This authoritative, much cited work is now updated with new photos and illustrations, a new introduction, and new text covering the past twenty years."
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Bali: a Paradise Created is an authoritative, much-cited work. This edition has been updated with new photos and illustrations, a new introduction, and new text covering the past 20 years.
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andlt;bandgt;andlt;iandgt;Bali: A Paradise Createdandlt;/iandgt; bridges the gap between scholarly works and more popular travel accounts.andlt;/bandgt; It offers an accessible history of this fascinating island and an anthropological study not only of the Balinese, but of the paradiseand#8211;seekers from all parts of the world who have invaded Bali in everand#8211;increasing numbers over the decades. This book shows how Balinese culture has pervaded western film, art, literature and music so that even those who've never been there have enjoyed a glimpse of paradise. This authoritative, muchand#8211;cited work is now updated with new photos and illustrations, a new introduction, and new text covering the past twenty years.
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Bali: A Paradise Created bridges the gap between scholarly works and the more popular travel accounts readily available today. It offers an accessible history of this fascinating island and an anthropological study not only of the Balinese, but of the paradise-seekers from all parts of the world who have invaded Bali in ever-increasing numbers over the decades. This authoritative, much-cited work is now updated with new photos and illustrations, a new introduction, and new text covering the past twenty years.
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Adrian Vickersandlt;/bandgt; is Professor of Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Sydney, where he is Director of the Australian Center for Asian Art and Archaeology. His numerous works include andlt;iandgt;Peradaban Pesisirandlt;/iandgt; (Coastal Civilisation, 2009), andlt;iandgt;Journeys of Desireandlt;/iandgt; (2005], and andlt;iandgt;A History of Modern Indonesiaandlt;/iandgt; (2005). His curatorial work includes the exhibition andlt;iandgt;Crossing Boundaries: A Window into Twentieth-Century Indonesian Artandlt;/iandgt; (2002-3) and andlt;iandgt;I Nyoman Mandra: A Retrospectiveandlt;/iandgt; (2009).