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Applying Ibn Khaldun

Alatas, Farid, Syed.

Applying Ibn Khaldun the recovery of a lost tradition in sociology / [electronic resource] : Syed Farid Alatas. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2014. - xvi, 207 p. : ill. - Routledge advances in sociology ; 104 . - Routledge advances in sociology ; 104. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The errors of history and the new science : introduction to the Muqaddimah -- 2. Ibn Khaldåun's theory of state formation -- 3. Ibn Khaldåun and modern sociology : an aborted tradition -- 4. Pre-modern readings and applications of Ibn Khaldåun -- 5. A Khaldåunian theory of Muslim reform -- 6. Ibn Khaldåun and the Ottoman modes of production -- 7. The rise and fall of the Safavid state in a Khaldåunian framework -- 8. A Khaldåunian perspective on modern Arab states : Saudi Arabia and Syria -- 9. Towards a Khaldåunian sociology of the state -- 10. Bibliographic remarks and further reading.




Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9780203093597 (e-book : PDF)


Ibn Khaldåun, 1332-1406.


Sociology--History.--Arab countries
Islamic sociology--History.
Social sciences--Philosophy--History.
Sociology.


Electronic books.