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The central problem of the social sciences in Asia: critique, diagnosis and prescription -- Theorizing the state of the social sciences -- The structure of academic dependency and the global division of labour in the social sciences -- The definition and variety of alternative discourses in Asia -- Nativist or autonomous social science: a clash of orientations -- Towards an adequate conceptualization of relevance and irrelevance in the social sciences -- Alternative discourses and power -- Rethinking the teaching of the social sciences -- The prospects and future of alternative discourses in Asia

AbstractThis introduction defines in broad contours "alternative discourses" as a collective term referring to attempts at social science theorizing and conceptualization in Asia and elsewhere that emerged as a result of dissatisfaction with mainstream Euroamerican-oriented models, research agendas, and priorities. It distinguishes the legitimate quest for alternative discourses from nativistic trends in the social sciences. Hence, this paper provides the intellectual background for the discussions in this volume on a variety of issues relating to the quest for alternative discourses in Asia.

This contribution discusses the role of elites in establishing and expanding the role of the state in development and identifies issues and problems associated with the study of the role of the state in development. The role of leaders and elites is explored in the context of various theoretical perspectives. (DÜI-Sen)

Sociological Theory Beyond the Canon -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction: Eurocentrism, Androcentrism and Sociological Theory -- Rethinking Social Theory: Critiquing Eurocentrism -- Introducing Non-Western Social Thought -- Rethinking Sociological Theory: Critiquing Androcentrism -- Introducing Women Thinkers -- Social Thought and Social Theory -- References -- Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) -- The Life and Times of Ibn Khaldun -- An Outline of Ibn Khaldun's Sociological Theory -- The Method of the New Science -- The Theory of State Formation and Decline -- The Understanding of Reform -- The Marginalization and Recovery of Ibn Khaldun in Modern Sociology -- Conclusion -- Reference -- Karl Marx (1818-1883) -- An Outline of Marx's Sociological Theory -- Feudalism and the Rise of Capitalism -- The Feudal System -- The Rise of Capitalism -- The Asiatic Mode of Production -- Alienation -- Class and Class Consciousness in Capitalist Society -- Capitalism and the State -- The Role of Ideology -- Conclusion -- Harriet Martineau (1802-1876) -- Introduction -- A General Outline of Martineau's Sociological Theories -- Fiction as Social Commentary -- Martineau's 'Science of Morals and Manners' -- Martineau's Compromised Feminism? -- Martineau's Encounter with America -- Freedom and Happiness -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Max Weber (1864-1920) -- An Outline of Weber's Sociological Theory -- Methodology -- The Origins of Modern Capitalism -- The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism -- Weberian Orientalism -- Weber's Orientalism -- The Attribution of Orientalism to Weber -- Social Action, Rationalization and the Metaphor of the Iron Cage -- The Sociology of Authority, Bureaucracy and Excessive Bureaucratization -- Conclusion -- José Rizal (1861-1896) -- Outline of Rizal's Social Theory -- Rizal's Views on Colonial Society.

This book addresses a set of problems surrounding the state of the social sciences in Asia. It contextualizes problems by pointing to the historical and continuing dominance over Asian social science discourses by Western paradigms and concepts. Syed Farid Alatas documents various critiques of the state of the social sciences in Asia and critically assesses the prescriptions for alternative discourses that have emerged from these critiques. Among the important features of this book are that it has a pan-Asian focus and that it incorporates perspectives drawn from economics and sociology.

Abstract'Abd al‐Rahman Ibn Khaldun (1332‐1406), the founder of the science of society, became known to modern sociologists during the formative period of sociology, that is, the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. There was something of a reception of Ibn Khaldun in Europe at that time by sociologists and other scholars who were not necessarily involved with Islamic or West Asian studies. In fact, the reception of Ibn Khaldun by modern scholars in the West can be differentiated into Eurocentric or Orientalist as opposed to more disciplinary attitudes. While much has been said about the Eurocentric reception of Ibn Khaldun, less is discussed about the disciplinary approach to Ibn Khaldun among thinkers who wrote when the modern science of sociology was emerging in Europe. This special issue on Ibn Khaldun in the Formative Period of Sociology provides English translations of six articles originally written in Italian, French, German, Polish, Spanish and Turkish between 1896 and 1934. Not all of these articles were written by sociologists. Together, they provide some background as to how Ibn Khaldun was conceived of in non‐area studies circles, in the social sciences and humanities.

AbstractApproaches to the study of knowledge production on a global scale have drawn analogies from the study of political economy, namely, the theories of political economic imperialism and economic dependency, the notion of economic extractivism, and capitalism. Thus, we have the conceptualization of intellectual imperialism, academic dependency, academic extractivism and academic capitalism. This essay focuses on two of these phenomenon, that is, intellectual imperialism and academic dependency, suggesting that they refer to different, yet related, problems in global knowledge production. While intellectual imperialism is a crucial starting point for the understanding of knowledge production in the Third World/Periphery/South, it interacts with academic dependency to maintain the underdevelopment of academia in many communities worldwide.