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Muqaddimah

Ibn Khaldun

Centuries ahead of its time, it is celebrated today as the foundational text that arguably invented the disciplines of sociology, demography, and the philosophy of history.

Businesses owned by responsible and organized merchants shall eventually surpass those owned by wealthy rulers.

Ibn Khaldun

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Centuries ahead of its time, it is celebrated today as the foundational text that arguably invented the disciplines of sociology, demography, and the philosophy of history.

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A monumental 14th-century Islamic history outlining a sweeping cyclical theory of empires, exploring the rise and fall of civilizations through the lens of social cohesion ('Asabiyyah').

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Why should I read Muqaddimah?

Centuries ahead of its time, it is celebrated today as the foundational text that arguably invented the disciplines of sociology, demography, and the philosophy of history.

What is Muqaddimah about?

A monumental 14th-century Islamic history outlining a sweeping cyclical theory of empires, exploring the rise and fall of civilizations through the lens of social cohesion ('Asabiyyah').

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