Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary
- General Introduction
- Part I On History
- Part II On Combat Solidarities
- Part III On the State
- Part IV Cities
- Part V Earning a Living
- Part VI Sciences
- Part VII Texts from Ibn Khaldūn’s Universal History
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
General Introduction
Ibn Khaldūn – A Theory for Our Time?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 January 2025
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary
- General Introduction
- Part I On History
- Part II On Combat Solidarities
- Part III On the State
- Part IV Cities
- Part V Earning a Living
- Part VI Sciences
- Part VII Texts from Ibn Khaldūn’s Universal History
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Summary
Ibn Khaldûn’s life (1332–1406). The plague. How power and society are connected. The theory does not match Western history. It might be more relevant for our time and the times to come.
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- Ibn Khaldūn: Political Thought , pp. xv - xlviPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025