Concept of A Hero in Malay Society
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Concept of a Hero in Malay Society has been written in the hope that it can contribute to the progress of the Malays although it does not prescribe magic formulas or instant blueprints. Those who appreciate the complexities of social change and social reconstruction would agree that social change and reconstruction could not be the subject of instant manuals for the mechanical-minded to implement. Those who demand such recipes for social change fall into two groups. They are naive about the subject or are indifferent to social defects and injustice. As for the latter, their demand for ready-made solutions is merely fault finding and a poor excuse for their silence and apathy towards social problems.
Social change and reform normally involve two processes. One is the diagnosis and the other, therapy. Concept of a Hero in Malay Society hopes to contribute to the progress of the Malays by diagnosing their problems and shortcomings in the realm of values and social philosophy. The author feels that here lie the roots of their major problems. At present various attempts at diagnosis have not cleared the intellectual horizon of the Malays but instead have made it even cloudier. Some resort to racial theories, someplace the sole blame on colonialism, while others use the Malay masses as a scapegoat. Far from having effectively diagnosed the problems, they have proved themselves the actual symptoms of the very problems bogging down Malay society.
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First paperback condition. Ex-library with some library stampings in the first few pages. Overall condition is good. No markings in text. Paperback
Social change and reform normally involve two processes. One is the diagnosis and the other, therapy. Concept of a Hero in Malay Society hopes to contribute to the progress of the Malays by diagnosing their problems and shortcomings in the realm of values and social philosophy. The author feels that here lie the roots of their major problems. At present various attempts at diagnosis have not cleared the intellectual horizon of the Malays but instead have made it even cloudier. Some resort to racial theories, someplace the sole blame on colonialism, while others use the Malay masses as a scapegoat. Far from having effectively diagnosed the problems, they have proved themselves the actual symptoms of the very problems bogging down Malay society.
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First paperback condition. Ex-library with some library stampings in the first few pages. Overall condition is good. No markings in text. Paperback