TY - BOOK AU - Rizal,José AU - Derbyshire,Charles E. TI - The Indolence of the Filipino AV - DSHN PY - 2004/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Philippines -- Social conditions N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobre_la_indolencia_de_los_filipinos; Release date is 2004-11-01; Prepared by Jeroen Hellingman; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Indolence of the Filipino" by José Rizal is a socio-political essay published in 1890. Written as a response to accusations of Filipino laziness, Rizal acknowledges indolence exists but argues it stems from deeper causes rather than innate character. He traces the issue to factors including climate, Spanish colonial abuse, forced labor, economic restrictions, and educational discrimination. Through five chapters, Rizal defends Filipinos' industrious pre-colonial history and proposes that education and liberty are the true solutions to overcoming colonial oppression's damaging effects. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6885 ER -