Author: Vicki Baum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bali (Indonesia : Province)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Tale of Bali
Author: Vicki Baum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bali (Indonesia : Province)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bali (Indonesia : Province)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Love and Death in Bali
Author: Vicki Baum
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462900186
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Set in the first decade of the 20th century, this moving book shares the tragic reality of the Dutch invasion of Bali and the mass suicides that ensued. In Love and Death in Bali, renowned author Vicki Baum skillfully intermeshes several different narratives that all culminate in the infamous puputan (the "ending"), the slaughter and mass suicides that brought the old Bali to an end in 1906. Written within living memory of these bloody events, the book tells the story of the passionate and deeply spiritual people who defy Dutch imperial forces through an act that brings them certain death--and certain rebirth. The looting of a Chinese trading ship gives the Dutch colonial forces the perfect excuse to intervene in island affairs, but they encounter astonishing resistance. In the battle of Badung, wave upon wave of Balinese clothed in white ceremonial garb charge into the blazing Dutch guns, kris daggers in hand, prepared to die. Who among them will survive, and how will their lives be forever changed? Love and Death in Bali, first published in German in 1937, is considered by many to be the finest novel ever written about this island paradise where everyone, regardless of caste or position, is woven into the fabric of an ancient culture, connected by customs and, above all, by strong religious beliefs. In this edition, anthropologist and award-winning author Nigel Barkley's introduction provides excellent context for the complex, dramatic tale that follows.
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462900186
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Set in the first decade of the 20th century, this moving book shares the tragic reality of the Dutch invasion of Bali and the mass suicides that ensued. In Love and Death in Bali, renowned author Vicki Baum skillfully intermeshes several different narratives that all culminate in the infamous puputan (the "ending"), the slaughter and mass suicides that brought the old Bali to an end in 1906. Written within living memory of these bloody events, the book tells the story of the passionate and deeply spiritual people who defy Dutch imperial forces through an act that brings them certain death--and certain rebirth. The looting of a Chinese trading ship gives the Dutch colonial forces the perfect excuse to intervene in island affairs, but they encounter astonishing resistance. In the battle of Badung, wave upon wave of Balinese clothed in white ceremonial garb charge into the blazing Dutch guns, kris daggers in hand, prepared to die. Who among them will survive, and how will their lives be forever changed? Love and Death in Bali, first published in German in 1937, is considered by many to be the finest novel ever written about this island paradise where everyone, regardless of caste or position, is woven into the fabric of an ancient culture, connected by customs and, above all, by strong religious beliefs. In this edition, anthropologist and award-winning author Nigel Barkley's introduction provides excellent context for the complex, dramatic tale that follows.
Crying
Author: Tom Lutz
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393321036
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
This provocative and indispensable book provides a natural and cultural history of our most mysterious and complex human function: our ability to shed tears. All humans, and only humans, weep. Tears are sometimes considered pleasurable, sometimes dangerous, mysterious, deceptive, or profound. Tears of happiness, tears of joy, the proud tears of a parent, tears of mourning, tears of laughter, tears of defeat --what do they have in common? Why is it that at times of victory, success, love, reunion, and celebration the outward signs of our emotions are identical to those of our most profound experiences of loss? Why We Cry looks at the many different ways people have understood weeping, from the earliest known representation of tears in the fourteenth century B.C. through the latest neurophysiological research. Despite our most common romantic assumptions, what this brilliant book tells us is that tears are never pure, they are never simple.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393321036
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
This provocative and indispensable book provides a natural and cultural history of our most mysterious and complex human function: our ability to shed tears. All humans, and only humans, weep. Tears are sometimes considered pleasurable, sometimes dangerous, mysterious, deceptive, or profound. Tears of happiness, tears of joy, the proud tears of a parent, tears of mourning, tears of laughter, tears of defeat --what do they have in common? Why is it that at times of victory, success, love, reunion, and celebration the outward signs of our emotions are identical to those of our most profound experiences of loss? Why We Cry looks at the many different ways people have understood weeping, from the earliest known representation of tears in the fourteenth century B.C. through the latest neurophysiological research. Despite our most common romantic assumptions, what this brilliant book tells us is that tears are never pure, they are never simple.
A Death in Bali
Author: Nancy Tingley
Publisher: Ohio University Press
ISBN: 0804040877
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Intrepid young curator-turned-private eye Jenna Murphy—whom readers first met in A Head in Cambodia—goes to the tourist town of Ubud to study early twentieth-century Balinese painting. But her first discovery when she arrives in Indonesia is the speared body of expat artist Flip Hendricks. She soon is working with an old friend, a detective for the Ubud police force, to seek the killer. Jenna suspects the motive for the killing has to do with Flip’s paintings. Detective Wayan Tyo is not so sure. Is Jenna right, or are there other forces at work in this paradise overrun with tourists? The threats to Jenna’s safety pile up, until she can no longer deny that her life is in danger. Her entanglement with various men only clouds her judgment and complicates the situation. As she did in the first Jenna Murphy book, in A Death in Bali, Nancy Tingley draws on her extensive experience as a scholar of Asian art to bring the armchair traveler an immersive, inside view of the art world.
Publisher: Ohio University Press
ISBN: 0804040877
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Intrepid young curator-turned-private eye Jenna Murphy—whom readers first met in A Head in Cambodia—goes to the tourist town of Ubud to study early twentieth-century Balinese painting. But her first discovery when she arrives in Indonesia is the speared body of expat artist Flip Hendricks. She soon is working with an old friend, a detective for the Ubud police force, to seek the killer. Jenna suspects the motive for the killing has to do with Flip’s paintings. Detective Wayan Tyo is not so sure. Is Jenna right, or are there other forces at work in this paradise overrun with tourists? The threats to Jenna’s safety pile up, until she can no longer deny that her life is in danger. Her entanglement with various men only clouds her judgment and complicates the situation. As she did in the first Jenna Murphy book, in A Death in Bali, Nancy Tingley draws on her extensive experience as a scholar of Asian art to bring the armchair traveler an immersive, inside view of the art world.
Bali and Angkor
Author: Geoffrey Gorer
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
In the early 1930s, Geoffrey Gorer, who had already made his mark with Africa Dances (now reissued in the Penguin Travel Library) went on a three months' trip to Sumatra, Java, Bali, Thailand, and Cambodia. The resulting travelogue, an exciting record, can be read today with great enjoyment and interest. Though recent travel writing about South-East Asia may contain more practical information, what Bali and Angkor lacks in this respect is more than made up for by Gorer's considerable powers of observation and his interest in interpreting the role that art and religion play in the life of the Balinese and the Khmers.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
In the early 1930s, Geoffrey Gorer, who had already made his mark with Africa Dances (now reissued in the Penguin Travel Library) went on a three months' trip to Sumatra, Java, Bali, Thailand, and Cambodia. The resulting travelogue, an exciting record, can be read today with great enjoyment and interest. Though recent travel writing about South-East Asia may contain more practical information, what Bali and Angkor lacks in this respect is more than made up for by Gorer's considerable powers of observation and his interest in interpreting the role that art and religion play in the life of the Balinese and the Khmers.
Making Scenes
Author: Emma Baulch
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822341154
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
An ethnographic exploration of identity politics in three of Balis musical subcultures&—reggae, punk, and death metal&—during the 1990s.
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822341154
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
An ethnographic exploration of identity politics in three of Balis musical subcultures&—reggae, punk, and death metal&—during the 1990s.
Remembering Josh
Author: Brian Deegan
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781741142778
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This autobiographical journey of grief follows the suffering of a father after his son is killed in the Bali nightclub bombings. Through the maze of Australian bureaucracy and a healing pilgrimage to Bali, Deegan attempts to come to terms with the death of his son and looks for answers from a government whose veracity he doubts.
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781741142778
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This autobiographical journey of grief follows the suffering of a father after his son is killed in the Bali nightclub bombings. Through the maze of Australian bureaucracy and a healing pilgrimage to Bali, Deegan attempts to come to terms with the death of his son and looks for answers from a government whose veracity he doubts.
Snowing in Bali
Author: Kathryn Bonella
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466836636
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
From the bestselling author of 'Hotel Kerobokan' and co-author of Schapelle Corby's 'My Story' comes an incredible account of Bali's hidden drug world. With unprecedented access to some of Bali's biggest international smugglers and local dealers, Kathryn Bonella has written a book even more explosive and revelatory than 'Hotel Kerobokan'.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466836636
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
From the bestselling author of 'Hotel Kerobokan' and co-author of Schapelle Corby's 'My Story' comes an incredible account of Bali's hidden drug world. With unprecedented access to some of Bali's biggest international smugglers and local dealers, Kathryn Bonella has written a book even more explosive and revelatory than 'Hotel Kerobokan'.
Bali Girl
Author: Anne Latour
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1304995569
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
As a successful business owner and single mom, Anne Latour takes a leap of faith to follow her calling to Indonesia with her church. While cliff diving with her team, she suffers a severe injury and is rescued to shore. Eventually airlifted to a hospital in Bali, doctors tell her she should not be able to walk. While trying to get the pain under control in a country that doesn't speak her language, Anne makes medical decisions that will change her life forever. Knowing that God called her to be on the trip, Anne wonders why this is happening. Why would God take her all the way to Indonesia, just to break her back? How was Anne able to walk for two days with a broken back? Why did God miraculously preserve her from paralysis and even death? Will Anne be able to communicate with the doctors, and what will she decide? Bali Girl will take you on a journey unlike any other you have experienced. Learn how the power of faith in God can lead you over any mountain, out of any ocean, and through any desert.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1304995569
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
As a successful business owner and single mom, Anne Latour takes a leap of faith to follow her calling to Indonesia with her church. While cliff diving with her team, she suffers a severe injury and is rescued to shore. Eventually airlifted to a hospital in Bali, doctors tell her she should not be able to walk. While trying to get the pain under control in a country that doesn't speak her language, Anne makes medical decisions that will change her life forever. Knowing that God called her to be on the trip, Anne wonders why this is happening. Why would God take her all the way to Indonesia, just to break her back? How was Anne able to walk for two days with a broken back? Why did God miraculously preserve her from paralysis and even death? Will Anne be able to communicate with the doctors, and what will she decide? Bali Girl will take you on a journey unlike any other you have experienced. Learn how the power of faith in God can lead you over any mountain, out of any ocean, and through any desert.
Music of Death and New Creation
Author: Michael B. Bakan
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226034881
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The accompanying CD contains music excerpts which are listed in the book on pgs. xiii-xvii.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226034881
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The accompanying CD contains music excerpts which are listed in the book on pgs. xiii-xvii.