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First published in 1977. During a time of reflection after the author's withdrawal from active politics after four years of effort in Malaysia to promote an alternative to the present government this book was written. His experience as the national chairman of an opposition party, between 1968 and 1971, and presence in the Malaysian Senate in 1971 brought him face to face with problems that were in many ways generated by the type of elites ruling the country and circumstances.

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The Malaysian background - a personal account; intellectuals and their function; Bebalisma; the fools in developing societies; the intellectuals and developing societies; the necessity for intellectuals; the emergence of the intellectuals; backwardness and the intellectuals - the Russian phenomenon and the developing societies; the backward elites and modernisation; science and the backward elites; backward elites and the problem of causation.

Intellectuals in Developing Societies

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/10/2016 12:08:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781138972896, 978-1138972896
      ISBN10: 1138972894
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      First published in 1977. During a time of reflection after the author's withdrawal from active politics after four years of effort in Malaysia to promote an alternative to the present government this book was written. His experience as the national chairman of an opposition party, between 1968 and 1971, and presence in the Malaysian Senate in 1971 brought him face to face with problems that were in many ways generated by the type of elites ruling the country and circumstances.

      Table of Contents
      The Malaysian background - a personal account; intellectuals and their function; Bebalisma; the fools in developing societies; the intellectuals and developing societies; the necessity for intellectuals; the emergence of the intellectuals; backwardness and the intellectuals - the Russian phenomenon and the developing societies; the backward elites and modernisation; science and the backward elites; backward elites and the problem of causation.

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