Muqaddima of Ibn Khaldun

<p>al-Muqaddima often published in Arabic as Muqaddimat Ibn Khaldun or simply as al-Muqaddima is a remarkable work of scholarship by the Muslim jurist historian philosopher and thinker Abd al-Rahman Ibn Khaldun widely known simply as Ibn Khald<span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>ū</span>n (d. 1406 CE). In al-Muqaddima Ibn Khaldun built an astounding body of knowledge covering broad areas of inquiry including history philosophy sociology ethnography economics and other practical and abstract sciences. </p><p>This publication is the first comprehensive and critical English translation since the release of Franz Rosenthal's seminal work more than half a century ago. The current volume focuses on Book One Chapter Five of al-Muqaddima which covers Ibn Khaldun's economic philosophy.</p><p>This edition (paperback which excludes the Arabic text) includes an introduction by the translator Ahmed E. Souaiaia highlighting some of Ibn Khaldun's most significant theoretical contributions to economics. </p><p></p>