Beschreibung:
This book provides an overview of Ibn Khaldun and his sociology, discusses reasons for his marginality, and suggests ways to bring Ibn Khaldun into the mainstream through the systematic application of his theory.
Introduction. 1. The Errors of History and the New Science: Introduction to the Muqaddimah 2. Ibn Khaldun's Theory of State Formation 3. Ibn Khaldun and Modern Sociology: An Aborted Tradition 4. Pre-modern Readings and Applications of Ibn Khaldun 5. A Khaldunian Theory of Muslim Reform 6. Ibn Khaldun and the Ottoman Modes of Production 7. The Rise and Fall of the Safavid State in a Khaldunian Framework 8. A Khaldunian Perspective on Modern Arab States: Saudi Arabia and Syria 9. Towards a Khaldunian Sociology of the State 10. Bibliographic Remarks and Further Reading. Bibliography