| Managing Turbulent Hearts: A Balinese Formula for Living Contributor(s): Wikan, Unni (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226896781 ISBN-13: 9780226896786 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $128.70 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1990 Annotation: How do Balinese manage to present to the world the clear, bright face, the grace and poise, that they regard as crucial to self-respect and social esteem? How can the anthropologist pass behind the conventions of such a complex culture to recognize what is going on between people, in terms that convey their own experience? Wikan's study of the Indonesian island of Bali is an absorbing debate with previous anthropological interpretations as well as an innovative development of the anthropology of experience. "This is indeed an important book, a landmark in studies of Bali and one surely destined to have major theoretical impact on anthropological research well beyond that famous Indonesian island."--Anthony R. Walker, "Journal of Asian and African Studies" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306.095 |
| LCCN: 90041019 |
| Physical Information: 1.34" H x 6.32" W x 9.35" (1.73 lbs) 370 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How do Balinese manage to present to the world the clear, bright face, the grace and poise, that they regard as crucial to self-respect and social esteem? How can the anthropologist pass behind the conventions of such a complex culture to recognize what is going on between people, in terms that convey their own experience? Wikan's study of the Indonesian island of Bali is an absorbing debate with previous anthropological interpretations as well as an innovative development of the anthropology of experience. This is indeed an important book, a landmark in studies of Bali and one surely destined to have major theoretical impact on anthropological research well beyond that famous Indonesian island.--Anthony R. Walker, Journal of Asian and African Studies |
Contributor Bio(s): Wikan, Unni: - Unni Wikan is professor of social anthropology at the University of Oslo, Norway, and the author of numerous books. She has also taught at Harvard University, Beersheba University, L'école des hautes études en sciences sociales, and the London School of Economics. In 2004 she received the Norwegian Fritt Ord Award for "her insightful, openhearted and challenging contributions to the public debate on the value conflicts in multicultural societies." She is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. |