World Until 1400 According to Ibn Khaldun

<p>This book explores the significance of Ibn Khaldun’s magnum opus the<i> Book of Examples </i>to our understanding of human history and the disciplines of anthropology history and sociology.</p><p>Operating outside of the confines of the Western intellectual tradition Ibn Khaldun’s the<i> Book of Examples</i> is perhaps the first attempt to propose a global history of humanity. In doing so Ibn Khaldun pioneered approaches from what we today term sociology anthropology ecology economics geography and urban studies. Drawing upon the <a><i>Muqaddima</i></a> and the other volumes of the <i>Kitab al-Ibar</i> Cheddadi proposes novel ways of viewing human history and classifying societies. While Ibn Khaldun’s attempts to develop a true global history were ultimately flawed Cheddadi argues that they nevertheless offer pertinent lessons for our attempts to write a global history and to understand the world today.</p><p>This stimulating and original work on a seminal figure in Islamic sociology and historiography will be of interest to students and researchers across the humanities and social sciences.</p>