Bali: An Open Fortress 1995-2005

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Title
Bali: An Open Fortress 1995-2005
Original language
English
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    Publisher
    National University of Singapore Press
    ISBN
    978-9971693756
    Publication date
    2007
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                        Long portrayed as a cultural safe haven, the Indonesian island of Bali is facing fundamental challenges as the political, religious and economic landscape changes. The book investigates the effects of decentralization and democratization on Balinese politics, and looks at the role played by urban intellectuals in reinforcing Balinese identity. Bali needs the outside world (tourists, capital, cheap labour) but the island’s people feel threatened by outside forces (powerful investors, Western decadence, Islam). Henk Schulte Nordholt characterizes it as an open fortress, accepting external influences while struggling to protect itself from them. In this book he investigates how Indonesia’s reformasi has affected caste relationships and is reshaping power relations at the provincial, district and village level. While his work highlights the role of criminal gangs and violent conflicts at the local level, he also considers the promised offered by local democracy.

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