Intellectuals in Developing Societies

Intellectuals in Developing SocietiesIntellectuals in Developing Societies was first published in 1977, alongside The Myth of the Lazy Native. It was written after Syed Hussein Alatas withdrawal from active politics. Alatas experience as the national chairperson of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia and presence in the Senate in brought him face to face with problems that were largely the result of the kind of elites ruling the country. Intellectuals flourish during times of crisis; but in

His voice is that of a trusted friend telling you about a book or an author he’s excited about

Young Malaysians are asserting their political and birth identities through social media

A Sufi Commentary on the Qur’an

India was a confident exporter of its diverse civilisation

It was in the settler empire that many liberal imperialists found the place of their political dreams

it's accepted that corporations are vested with human rights

Paul Léautaud

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is forcing us to radically rethink the role we have given nature in recent decades

destroy long-held myths

rather than a supreme legal code upholding the laws of the land