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>