This book is a translation of the first part of the famous Arabic work, the Muqaddimah, written by the Tunisian historian and scholar Ibn Khaldun in the 14th century. It provides a comprehensive history of the Islamic world, including social, political, and economic developments. The translation is supplemented by notes and commentary from the French orientalist Etienne Quatrem re. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally...
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