Table of Contents

The image of the Malays until the time of Raffles; British image of the Malays in the late 19th century and 20th century; the image of the Filipinos during the 17th to the 19th century; the image of the Javanese from the 18th to the 20th century; the image of indolence and the corresponding reality; colonial capitalism and its attitude towards labour in the 19th and early 20th century; the indolence of the Filipinos; the colonial image and the study of national character; the Malay concept of industry and indolence; "mental revolution" and the indolence of the Malays; the distortion of Malay character; the disappearance of the indigenous trading class; conclusion.