Download or read book A Death in Bali written by Nancy Tingley and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Tale of Bali written by Vicki Baum and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Death in Bali written by André Marois and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Love and Death in Bali written by Vicki Baum and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Crying written by Tom Lutz and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Making Scenes written by Emma Baulch and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2007-12-11 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ethnographic exploration of identity politics in three of Balis musical subcultures&—reggae, punk, and death metal&—during the 1990s.

Download or read book Music of Death and New Creation written by Michael B. Bakan and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1999-12-15 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The accompanying CD contains music excerpts which are listed in the book on pgs. xiii-xvii.

Download or read book Snowing in Bali written by Kathryn Bonella and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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'.

Download or read book Remembering Josh written by Brian Deegan and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2004 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Bali and Angkor written by Geoffrey Gorer and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1986 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book The Potent Dead written by Henri Chambert-Loir and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2002-03-31 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dead are potent and omnipresent in modern Indonesia. Presidents and peasants alike meditate before sacred graves to exploit the power they confer, and mediums do good business curing the sick by interpreting the wishes of deceased forebears. Among non-Muslims there are ritual reburials of the bones of the dead in monuments both magnificent and modest. This is the first book to assess the indigenous systems of belief in the spirits of ancestors. A unique team of anthropologists, historians, and literary scholars from Europe, Australia, and North America demonstrate the continuing importance of the potent dead for understanding contemporary Indonesia. At the same time, they help us understand historic processes of conversion to Islam and Christianity by examining the continuing interactions of the spirit world with formal religion. The Potent Dead is a collection of studies by leading scholars of Indonesian culture, history, and anthropology that examines the death practices and rituals of tribal groups in Indonesia. It covers an important area of cultural and social history in Indonesia, with pieces linking the death practices of so-called tribal groups with historical changes in the country, from on-going changes in Islam to the roles of forms of modernity. Contributors: Henri Chambert-Loir, Elizabeth Coville, James Fox, Danielle Geirnaert, Rodolfo Giambelli, Claude Guillot, Christian Pelras, George Quinn, Anthony Reid, Minako Sakai, Anne Schiller, Bernard Sellato, Klaus Shreiner.For sale in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand by NUS Press (Singapore)

Download or read book Fragrant Rice written by Janet De Neefe and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2004 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the aftermath of the tragedy that struck Bali on 12 October 2002 comes an inspiring memoir which shows that Bali is still very much an island of warmth and hope. When Janet De Neefe stepped off the plane in Bali in 1984, she felt an immediate connection to the island paradise. Curious though she was about Bali's culture, its warm people and its mouth-watering cuisine, she didn't expect to fall in love with a Balinese man and make a new life there. Now, almost twenty years later, Janet and her husband, Ketut, have four children and run two of the most successful restaurants in Bali. Casa Luna is famous not only for being the first restaurant to fuse Balinese and Western food, but because of Janet's cooking school, which attracts visitors from all around the world. Janet's experiences in the magical world of Bali give her a unique perspective. In this delightful lifestyle book with a difference, Janet shares many entertaining stories as well as delicious recipes handed down through generations of her husband's family, as she learns to adapt to another culture and way of life. With additional information about the book and the author in Fragrant Rice's new PS section, this title pays tribute to Bali's thriving spirit and unconquerable strength, as the island continues on the path toward healing.

Download or read book The Lost Bali Stories written by Leslie Anne Franklin and published by Lost Bali Stories. This book was released on 2022-02-13 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True tales direct from the lips of an eclectic mix of youthful vagabonds, rainbow gypsies, artists, giddy optimists, cosmic healers, and colorful misfits who experienced Bali between 1970 to 1985.

Download or read book Handbook of Research on Technological Developments for Cultural Heritage and ETourism Applications written by Joao Rodrigues and published by Business Science Reference. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book explores the relations between four main topics: information and communications technology, cultural heritage, etourism, and assistive technologies and accessibilities. The book contains a comprehensive collection of research trends on contemporary ICT systems and application in cultural heritage and tourism on the design, evaluation, implementation and use of innovative technologies on the field"--

Download or read book The Jakarta Method written by Vincent Bevins and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2020 BY NPR, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, AND GQ The hidden story of the wanton slaughter -- in Indonesia, Latin America, and around the world -- backed by the United States. In 1965, the U.S. government helped the Indonesian military kill approximately one million innocent civilians. This was one of the most important turning points of the twentieth century, eliminating the largest communist party outside China and the Soviet Union and inspiring copycat terror programs in faraway countries like Brazil and Chile. But these events remain widely overlooked, precisely because the CIA's secret interventions were so successful. In this bold and comprehensive new history, Vincent Bevins builds on his incisive reporting for the Washington Post, using recently declassified documents, archival research and eye-witness testimony collected across twelve countries to reveal a shocking legacy that spans the globe. For decades, it's been believed that parts of the developing world passed peacefully into the U.S.-led capitalist system. The Jakarta Method demonstrates that the brutal extermination of unarmed leftists was a fundamental part of Washington's final triumph in the Cold War.

Download or read book The Kris of Death written by Meredith Moraine and published by . This book was released on 1999* with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bom Bali written by Andrew Csabi and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rarely does someone go overseas for a holiday with friends and come back as someone who has survived a terrorist attack and an atrocity whose aftermath resembled an horrendous war zone. Rarely does someone survive a blast as devastating as the Bali bombing on 12th October 2002 that killed 202 innocent people, including 88 Australians. Andrew Csabi has survived gracefully and admirably. While he continues to deal with his injuries ten years on, he is so thankful to be alive: so thankful to be able to share his story with people and continue to share a drink or two with mates. He is a true inspiration who moves people to the core with his presence and so often moves them to tears when he speaks of his experiences. He has looked death squarely in the eye and has refused to be beaten. He has smelled the stench of chemicals and burning flesh, heard the screams and cries for help, seen the tears, the anguish and heartbreak or family members who lost loved ones … many who continue to suffer to this day. From that moment on, his life would never be the same as it was. Andy Csabi is, by any measure, an inspirational Australian who I am proud to say is a mate. And mateship is what helped him survive the horror of the Bali bombings. Peter Overton, Channel 9