The Muqaddimah, an introduction to history 1858
By Ibn Khaldūn, عبد الرحمن ابن خلدون Abdel Rahman Ibn Khaldun
- Early works to 1800, Philosophy, Civilization, History
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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About the book
- First published
- 1969
- Pages
- 512
- Publisher
- Mustafa Muhammad, Lajnat al-Bayān al-ʻArabī, Murray : distributed by Grove Press
- Editions
- 54
- Language
- ind, urd, English, German
- ISBN
- 9780691099460
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“It should be known that history, in matter of fact, is informan about human social organization, which itself is identical with world civilization.”
Islamic philosopher, sociologist, historiographer and historian
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