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an introduction to history

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January 8, 2024 | History

The Muqaddimah

an introduction to history

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This prolegomenon was written in the 14th century by the Arab scholar Ibn Khaldūn, & laid the intellectual foundations for philosophy of history, sociology, ethnography & economics. This translation was first published in 1958 in three volumes.

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English
Pages
512

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Cover of: The Muqaddimah
The Muqaddimah: an introduction to history
2015, Princeton University Press
in English
Cover of: The Muqaddimah
The Muqaddimah: an introduction to history
2005, Princeton University Press
in English - 1st Princeton classic ed. / with a new introduction by Bruce B. Lawrence.
Cover of: Muqaddimat al-ʻAllāmah Ibn Khaldūn
Cover of: The Muqaddimah, an introduction to history.
The Muqaddimah, an introduction to history.
1969, Princeton University Press
in English
Cover of: An introduction to history
An introduction to history: the Muqaddimah
1967, Routledge and Kegan Paul in association with Secker and Warburg
in English - [Abridged ed.].
Cover of: The Muqaddimah
The Muqaddimah: an introduction to history
1958, Pantheon Books

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Table of Contents

Human civilization in general
Bedouin civilization, savage nations and tribes and their conditions of life, including several basic and explanatory statements
On dynastics, royal authority, the caliphate, government ranks, and all that goes with these things
Countries and cities, and all other forms of sedentary civilization
On the various aspects of making a living, such as profit and the crafts ; the conditions that occur in this connection
The various kinds of sciences ; the methods of instruction.

Edition Notes

Translated from the Arabic.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series
Bollingen series, Princeton/Bollingen paperbacks, A Princeton classic edition, Bollingen series, Princeton/Bollingen paperbacks, Princeton classic editions

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
901
Library of Congress
DS36.85 I26 2015, D16.7.I24132 2015, DS16.7 .I24132 2015

The Physical Object

Pagination
1 volume
Number of pages
512

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL28412359M
Internet Archive
muqaddimahintrod0000ibnk_z1k1
ISBN 10
0691166285
ISBN 13
9780691166285
OCLC/WorldCat
913459792, 915123709

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