Download or read book Intellectuals in Developing Societies written by Syed Hussein Alatas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.