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Balinese Worlds

Paperback • 1993 • English • 1. edition

Balinese Worlds

By Fredrik Barth

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About the book

In Balinese Worlds, Fredrik Barth proposes a new model for anthropological analysis of complex civilizations that is based on a fresh, synthetic account of culture and society in North Bali and one that takes full notice of individual creativity in shaping the contours of this dynamic culture. In this detailed ethnography of the Northern district of Buleleng, Barth rejects mainstream anthropological generalizations of Bali as a cultural system of carefully articulated parts. Instead—drawing o...Show more

Anthropology
Social and cultural anthropology

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ISBN

9780226038346

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published year

1993

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Balinese Worlds

Format

Paperback

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