The Dark Side of Paradise: Sexual Politics and Evangelicalism in Revolutionary New England

by Geoffrey B. Robinson

Book Overview

"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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080142965X
• ISBN13: 9780801429651
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher