Preliminary Material / Dustin J. Byrd -- Copyright Page / Dustin J. Byrd -- Dedication / Dustin J. Byrd -- Acknowledgements / Dustin J. Byrd -- Notes on Contributors / Dustin J. Byrd -- Introduction / Dustin J. Byrd -- Chapter 1 Developing a School of Autonomous Knowledge / Syed Imad Alatas -- Chapter 2 The Midlife of an Idea / Masturah Alatas -- Chapter 3 Alatas on Colonial and Autonomous Knowledge / Syed Farid Alatas -- Chapter 4 The Psychological Dynamics of Mental Captivity / Dustin J. Byrd -- Chapter 5 The Cartography of Reception of ‘The Captive Mind’ in Iran / Esmaeil Zeiny -- Chapter 6 “The Captive Mind” and Social Sciences in Southeast Asia / Mona Abaza -- Chapter 7 The Captive Mind Syndrome in Indian Sociology / N. Jayaram -- Chapter 8 Psychological Feudalism / Norshahril Saat -- Chapter 9 “Irrational” Beliefs in a “Rational” World / Hira Amin -- Chapter 10 Demythologizing Dominant Discourses / Zawawi Ibrahim -- Chapter 11 Syed Hussein Alatas / Joseph Alagha -- Chapter 12 The Invention of “Islam” / Carimo Mohomed -- Chapter 13 Syed Hussein Alatas and the Question of Intellectuals / Seyed Javad Miri -- Chapter 14 West-Centric Geopolitical Discourse / Sharifah Munirah Alatas -- Chapter 15 Alatas / Chandra Muzaffar -- Chapter 16 Syed Hussein Alatas and the Question of Political Thought / Teo Lee Ken -- Chapter 17 Contributions of Syed Hussein Alatas towards Global Sociology / Habibul Haque Khondker -- Chapter 18 East-West Interactions and Complexities / Victor T. King -- Chapter 19 Hidden Connections / João Marcelo E. Maia -- Index / Dustin J. Byrd.

Known for his most famous works, such as The Myth of the Lazy Native (1977) and The Problem of Corruption (1986), as well as his concept of the “captive mind,” Syed Hussein Alatas (1928-2007) has made significant contributions to decolonization theory, social theory, and other forms of thought critical of the current neo-colonial and neoliberal world. Although Edward Said acknowledged his debt to Syed Hussein Alatas’ work, especially its influence on Edward W. Said’s most famous book, Orientalism , Syed Hussein Alatas’ work has long been overlooked by Western academia, trapped in its Eurocentric perspective. Spurred by the commitment to continue the development of Syed Hussein Alatas’ work, this edited volume attempts to demonstrate the relevance of Syed Hussein Alatas to numerous academic fields, and the potential for his thought to be transformative in the international socio-political realm. Twenty authors from various disciplines and countries have contributed to Syed Hussein Alatas and Critical Social Theory: Decolonizing the Captive Mind , in the hopes of bringing his work to the forefront of social and political theory. Contributors are: Mona Abaza, Joseph Alagha, Masturah Alatas, Sharifah Munirah Alatas, Syed Farid Alatas, Syed Imad Alatas, Hira Amin, Dustin J. Byrd, Zawawi Ibrahim, N. Jayaram, Teo Lee Ken, Habibul Haque Khondker, Victor T. King, João Marcelo E. Maia, Seyed Javad Miri, Carimo Mohomed, Chandra Muzaffar, Norshahril Saat, Mostafa Soueid, and Esmaeil Zeiny.

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