The Myth of the Lazy Native: A Study of the Image of the Malays, Filipinos and Javanese from the 16th to the 20th Century and Its Function in the Ideology of Colonial Capitalism - Brossura

Alatas, Syed Hussein

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ISBN 10: 0415604087 ISBN 13: 9780415604086

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2010

Riassunto

The Myth of the Lazy Native is Syed Hussein Alatas’ widely acknowledged critique of the colonial construction of Malay, Filipino and Javanese natives from the 16th to the 20th century. Drawing on the work of Karl Mannheim and the sociology of knowledge, Alatas analyses the origins and functions of such myths in the creation and reinforcement of colonial ideology and capitalism.

The book constitutes in his own words: ‘an effort to correct a one-sided colonial view of the Asian native and his society’ and will be of interest to students and scholars of colonialism, post-colonialism, sociology and South East Asian Studies.

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L'autore

Syed Hussein Alatas' last position was Professor and Principal Research Fellow at the Institute of the Malay World and Civilization, National University of Malaysia. He obtained his doctorate in the political and social sciences from the University of Amsterdam. He had served as Professor and Head of the Department of Malay Studies, National University of Singapore from 1967 before taking up the position of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya from 1988 to 1991. He is the author of several books, including Intellectuals in Developing Societies (London: Frank Cass, 1977), Corruption: Its Nature, Causes and Functions (Aldershot: Gower, 1990) and Corruption and the Destiny of Asia (Petaling Jaya: Prentice Hall, 1999), and many articles in scientific journals. He was awarded the Woodrow Wilson International Center fellowship in Washington D.C. in 1982-1983. Prof. Alatas passed away on January 23rd 2007 at his home in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Contenuti

The image of the Malays until the time of Raffles; British image of the Malays in the late 19th century and 20th century; the image of the Filipinos during the 17th to the 19th century; the image of the Javanese from the 18th to the 20th century; the image of indolence and the corresponding reality; colonial capitalism and its attitude towards labour in the 19th and early 20th century; the indolence of the Filipinos; the colonial image and the study of national character; the Malay concept of industry and indolence; "mental revolution" and the indolence of the Malays; the distortion of Malay character; the disappearance of the indigenous trading class; conclusion.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0415604087
• ISBN 13: 9780415604086
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 276