The Dark Side of Paradise: Political Violence in Bali"The Dark Side of Paradise is an effective attempt to put the politics back into Bali's twentieth-century history. With a sure mastery of both Indonesian and Dutch sources, Robinson analyzes the class tensions between aristocrats and commoners during the late colonial period."--Times Literary Supplement"Robinson's work reaches beyond history, amply illustrating the possibilities of what might be termed a 'comparative historical sociology' approach."--Indonesia"Robinson's incisive, well-written work demolishes the fiction of the 'peaceful Balinese' that pervades academic and popular literature, and, for the first time, places modern political history directly into the middle of Balinese scholarship."--Choice"This is a brilliant book that must be read by anybody interested in modern Indonesia."--Journal of the Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology |
Contents
An Overview I | 1 |
Colonial Policy and Political Relations in Bali | 19 |
Balis Colonial Economy | 52 |
The Japanese Occupation | 70 |
Anarchy Prevails | 95 |
The Ideology of Tradition | 129 |
Bali in the National Revolution | 147 |
The Struggle for the State 19501965 | 181 |
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administrative Agung Gde Agung Anak Agung April Archive Boon areas Army authority Badung Bali Bali Berjuang Bali en Lombok Bali's Bali/Lombok Balinese culture Balinese politics Balinese society Bangli Buleleng Bundel caste central Cokorda commander Controleur corvée labor coup Daerah December Denpasar Dewa DPRI Dutch colonial Dutch military early economic example forces Geertz Gianyar Governor groups guerrilla ibid Ida Bagus Interview Jakarta Japanese Java Jembrana July Karangasem Ketut killed kingdoms Klungkung KNIL Korn land reform Lombok Mailrapport March massacre MBU-DPRI Mengwi mobilization nationalist Negara November Nusa Nyoman October officials organizations Paruman Agung pemuda Pendit Permesta Peta Poleng political conflict political parties Politiek punggawa puri raja Rakyat Regional Renville Agreement Republic Republican resistance Revolution Sin Po Singaraja social strategy Suara Indonesia Denpasar Suharto Sukarno Sukawati Suteja Tabanan Tahun tion Tjatatan traditional troops Verslag village Wija Kusuma Yogyakarta