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Acknowledgments This project would not have been accomplished without the kind support of persons and institutions too numerous to mention. My gratitude extends to them all, even though I will name only a few. I thank the Australian Research Council for funding this research, and the Australian National University and the University of Melbourne for their institutional support. I am grateful for receiving permission from the Indonesian government to conduct research in Bali and for the courteous assistance of provincial and local government officials. I am indebted also to Ketut Arsana and Universitas Udayana for acting as my academic sponsors. For their practical support in the field, I am particularly indebted to the Kepala Desa of Batukaang and Sukawana, along with I Gede Astrajaya, Ni Komang Suciati, I Wayan Suparta, I Gusti Agung Alit, and, especially, I Nyoman Sabaraka. Among many friends and informants in the highlands, I especially wish to thank Jero Bayan Kiteg, Jero Bau Jumun, Jero Bau Tongkok, Jero Bau Gesing Almarhum, Jero Bayan Sari, Jero Mangku Pegeg, Jero Mangku Sari, Jero Mangku Gede Cidra Almarhum, Jero Balian Sayang, Jero Made Kaler, Jero Kara, and other elders in mountain villages. For their valuable comments and encouragement I thank J. Fox, H. Geertz, P. Worsley, D. Schaareman, D. Stuart-Fox, G. MacRae, D. Santikarma, and I Gede Pitana. For having kindled my initial interest in anthropology, I am forever grateful to K. P. Koepping and E. D. Lewis. Finally, and most of all, I am deeply grateful to Marina and Merlyn for sharing with me the joys and tribulations of life in the highlands of Bali. Publication of this work was assisted by a publications grant by The University of Melbourne. ...

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