A brief history of Bali: piracy, slavery, opium and guns: the story of an island paradise Edition: Second Periplus edition

Bali is a perennially popular tourist destination. It is also home to a fascinating people with a long and dramatic history of interactions with foreigners, particularly after the arrival of the first Dutch fleet in 1597. In this history, Willard Hanna chronicles Bali through the centuries as well as the islanders' current struggle to preserve their unique identity amidst the financially necessary incursions of tourism.;The Dewa Agung and the Rajas (pre-1800) -- Western intruders (pre-1800) -- Recruitment, trade, and travel (1800-1830) -- Monopoly and sovereignty, plunder and salvage (1830-1843) -- Balinese and Europeans in turbulent Lombok (1824-1843) -- Punitive expeditions (1846-1849) -- Saga of a Danish trader (1834-1856) -- Evolution of the Colonial Empire (1849-1900) -- Disintegration of the Dewa Agung's empire (1832-1908) -- Tragedy in Lombok (1891-1894) -- Turn of century tour (1902) -- Ethical interlude (1908-1930) -- Euphoria and trauma (1930-1955) -- Decade of disaster (1955-1965) [...]-- Epilogue 1: In transit (1966-2000) -- Epilogue 2: Bali under the new order (1966-2000) -- Epilogue 3: Bali in the twenty-first century.