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Balinese Worlds Hardcover - 1993 - 1st Edition

by Fredrik Barth


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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 on many sources, including the sociology of knowledge, interactional analysis, postmodern thought, and his own exceptionally varied field experience--Barth presents a new model that actually generates variation. Barth's innovative analysis of Balinese life highlights both the constructive and the disorganizing effects of individual action, the constant flux of interpretation, and the powerful interaction of memory and social relationships, and knowledge as a cultural resource. Balinese Worlds is a unique contribution not only to Balinese studies but also to the theory and methods of the anthropology of complex societies.

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  • Title Balinese Worlds
  • Author Fredrik Barth
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 380
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press
  • Date 1993-04
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780226038339 / 0226038335
  • Weight 1.51 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.24 x 6.25 x 1.11 in (23.47 x 15.88 x 2.82 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Ethnology - Indonesia - Bali (Province), Bali (Indonesia: Province) - Social life and
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 92018043
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.095

About the author

Fredrik Barth is a research fellow of the Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Anthropology at Emory University.
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