The myth of the lazy native

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Syed Hussein Alatas , 1928-2007 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London New York : Routledge , c1997
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The image of the Malays until the time of Raffles
  • 2. British image of the Malays in the late 19th century and 20th century
  • 3. The image of the Filipinos during the 17th to the 19th century
  • 4. The image of the Javanese from the 18th to the 20th century
  • 5. The image of indolence and the corresponding reality
  • 6. Colonial capitalism and its attitude towards labour in the 19th and early 20th century
  • 7. The indolence of the Filipinos
  • 8. The colonial image and the study of national character
  • 9. The Malay concept of industry and indolence
  • 10. "Mental revolution" and the indolence of the Malays
  • 11. The distortion of Malay character
  • 12. The disappearance of the indigenous trading class