TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ibn Khaldūn,
AU  - Rosenthal,Franz
AU  - Dawood,N.J.
AU  - Lawrence,Bruce B.
TI  - The Muqaddimah: an introduction to history 
SN  - 0691120544 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - D16.7 .I26 2005
U1  - 901 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Princeton, NJ
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - History
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Early works to 1800
KW  - Civilization
N1  - Originally published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1969. With new introd; Includes index; Introduction / N.J. Dawood--The introduction--Book one of the Kitab al-'Ibar--Ch. 1. Human civilization in general--Ch. 2. Bedouin civilization, savage nations and tribes and their conditions of life, including several basic and explanatory statements--Ch. 3. On dynasties, royal authority, the caliphate, government ranks, and all that goes with these things : the chapter contains basic and supplementary propositions--Ch. 4. Countries and cities, and all other forms of sedentary civilization : the conditions occurring there : primary and secondary considerations in this connection--Ch. 5. On the various aspects of making a living, such as profit and the crafts : the conditions that occur in this connection : a number of problems are connected with this subject--Ch. 6. The various kinds of sciences : the methods of instruction : the conditions that obtain in these conditions

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