The Balinese

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'You can stillgo to Bali butit's worth reading The Balinese first to make the most of your trip.' —Business Traveller, Hong Kong
'It is Bali's fate to have been officially declared a paradise be grateful that so much of the beauty, the legend and romance of the "Isle of the Gods" remains in what has become the land of the tourist.' —Allington Kennard, Straits Times, Singapore
Bali, the most famous island in the world, is much praised for its spectacular scenery and unique and charmlng culture. Now it is fashionable also to lament the damage that it is thought to be suffering as tourists pour through its villages and temples. Are they really so harmful in an island which has long been adept at taking what it wants from the outside world and rejecting the rest?
Change is inherent in the Balinese way of life; or as the Governor of Bali told the writer, its culture contains 'many manifestations towards modernisation', Now the process is faster. And no island is an Island either... Tovább

Fülszöveg

'You can stillgo to Bali butit's worth reading The Balinese first to make the most of your trip.' —Business Traveller, Hong Kong
'It is Bali's fate to have been officially declared a paradise be grateful that so much of the beauty, the legend and romance of the "Isle of the Gods" remains in what has become the land of the tourist.' —Allington Kennard, Straits Times, Singapore
Bali, the most famous island in the world, is much praised for its spectacular scenery and unique and charmlng culture. Now it is fashionable also to lament the damage that it is thought to be suffering as tourists pour through its villages and temples. Are they really so harmful in an island which has long been adept at taking what it wants from the outside world and rejecting the rest?
Change is inherent in the Balinese way of life; or as the Governor of Bali told the writer, its culture contains 'many manifestations towards modernisation', Now the process is faster. And no island is an Island either in these days of radio, televisión, newspapers, magazines, books and travel.
This book provides basic information for undersfanding the past and the present. It describes the island's intricate social structure, its religión, its arts and crafts, tells a llftle of its history, wildlife and present-day conditions.
There is much here for anyone interested in this island where so much is beguiling and almost everything Is at least remarkable. Vissza