{"product_id":"priests-and-programmers-j-stephen-lansing-9780691130668","title":"Priests and Programmers: Technologies of Power in the Engineered Landscape of Bali","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the Balinese, the whole of nature is a perpetual resource: through centuries of carefully directed labor, the engineered landscape of the island's rice terraces has taken shape. According to Stephen Lansing, the need for effective cooperation in water management links thousands of farmers together in hierarchies of productive relationships that span entire watersheds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lansing describes the network of water temples that once managed the flow of irrigation water in the name of the Goddess of the Crater Lake. Using the techniques of ecological simulation modeling as well as cultural and historical analysis, Lansing argues that the symbolic system of temple rituals is not merely a reflection of utilitarian constraints but also a basic ingredient in the organization of production.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Stephen Lansing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691130663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691130668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.34w x 0.52d","brand":"J. Stephen Lansing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059477475583,"sku":"9780691130668","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1472b17d-71a1-414b-9242-d2dbf7f0ed96.jpg?v=1685058465","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/priests-and-programmers-j-stephen-lansing-9780691130668","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}