The Development Of An Autonomous Social Science Tradition In Asia: Problems And Prospects.

Since my student days at the University of Amsterdam, in the early fifties, I have been intuitively concerned with the need for an autonomous social science tradition in the various regions of the world. During that period, on reading Ibn Khaldun, I was told that art could not develop without artis...

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Main Author: Alatas, Syed Hussein
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Published: Brill Academic Publishers. 2002
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description Since my student days at the University of Amsterdam, in the early fifties, I have been intuitively concerned with the need for an autonomous social science tradition in the various regions of the world. During that period, on reading Ibn Khaldun, I was told that art could not develop without artists. By the same token, an autonomous tradition cannot develop without the commitment of an intellectual, creative and independent group striving for that tradition.
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spelling usm-82962013-07-13T03:52:04Z http://eprints.usm.my/8296/ The Development Of An Autonomous Social Science Tradition In Asia: Problems And Prospects. Alatas, Syed Hussein H1-99 Social sciences (General) Since my student days at the University of Amsterdam, in the early fifties, I have been intuitively concerned with the need for an autonomous social science tradition in the various regions of the world. During that period, on reading Ibn Khaldun, I was told that art could not develop without artists. By the same token, an autonomous tradition cannot develop without the commitment of an intellectual, creative and independent group striving for that tradition. Brill Academic Publishers. 2002 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/8296/1/The_Development_Of_An_Autonomous_Social_Sciences.pdf Alatas, Syed Hussein (2002) The Development Of An Autonomous Social Science Tradition In Asia: Problems And Prospects. Asian Journal Of Social Science, 30 (1). ISSN 0303-8246
spellingShingle H1-99 Social sciences (General)
Alatas, Syed Hussein
The Development Of An Autonomous Social Science Tradition In Asia: Problems And Prospects.
title The Development Of An Autonomous Social Science Tradition In Asia: Problems And Prospects.
title_full The Development Of An Autonomous Social Science Tradition In Asia: Problems And Prospects.
title_fullStr The Development Of An Autonomous Social Science Tradition In Asia: Problems And Prospects.
title_full_unstemmed The Development Of An Autonomous Social Science Tradition In Asia: Problems And Prospects.
title_short The Development Of An Autonomous Social Science Tradition In Asia: Problems And Prospects.
title_sort development of an autonomous social science tradition in asia: problems and prospects.
topic H1-99 Social sciences (General)
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