The introduction to Ibn Khaldun's universal history, which pioneers the study of society itself. Its concept of asabiyyah (social cohesion) makes it a founding text of sociology and historiography.
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1377 · Book · Public Domain (Arabic source text and the de Slane French translation are public domain; the Rosenthal English translation remains in copyright)
The introduction to Ibn Khaldun's universal history, which pioneers the study of society itself. Its concept of asabiyyah (social cohesion) makes it a founding text of sociology and historiography.