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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 1st Edition
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.
- ISBN-100714630500
- ISBN-13978-0714630502
- Edition1st
- PublisherRoutledge
- Publication dateJanuary 21, 1977
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.63 x 8.5 inches
- Print length280 pages
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- Publisher : Routledge; 1st edition (January 21, 1977)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 280 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0714630500
- ISBN-13 : 978-0714630502
- Item Weight : 12.8 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.63 x 8.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #7,357,163 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #777 in Philippines History
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- #8,109 in India History
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