{"product_id":"love-and-death-in-bali-9780804841801","title":"Love and Death in Bali","description":"\u003cb\u003eSet against the backdrop of the Dutch invasion of Bali just over a century ago, and the resulting mass suicides of the Balinese royalty, the moving story unfolds of the peasant Pak and his family and friends, and the tragedy that is their shared fate.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten within living memory of the bloody events called the \u003ci\u003epuputan\u003c\/i\u003e (the ending), \u003ci\u003eLove and Death in Bali\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a passionate yet peaceful and deeply spiritual people who defy the Dutch imperial forces through an act that would bring them certain death--and certain rebirth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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 charged 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove and Death in Bali\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. now reissued in a completely re-edited edition under its original title, with an introduction by anthropologist and award-winning author Nigel Barkley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tuttle Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804841801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Vicki Baum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643862479004,"sku":"9780804841801","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d92cd5e5-dedb-461f-9f66-d63a0a25318d.jpg?v=1603857410","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/love-and-death-in-bali-9780804841801","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}