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Applying Ibn Khaldun - The Recovery of a Lost Tradition in Sociology (Paperback)
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Applying Ibn Khaldun - The Recovery of a Lost Tradition in Sociology (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology
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The writings of Ibn Khaldun, particularly the Muqaddimah
(Prolegomenon) have rightly been regarded as being sociological in
nature. For this reason, Ibn Khaldun has been widely regarded as
the founder of sociology, or at least a precursor of modern
sociology. While he was given this recognition, however, few works
went beyond proclaiming him as a founder or precursor to the
systematic application of his theoretical perspective to specific
historical and contemporary aspects of Muslim societies in North
Africa and the Middle East. The continuing presence of Eurocentrism
in the social sciences has not helped in this regard: it often
stands in the way of the consideration of non-Western sources of
theories and concepts. 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. It moves beyond works
that simply state that Ibn Khaldun was a founder of sociology or
provide descriptive accounts of his works. Instead it
systematically applies Khaldun's theoretical perspective to
specific historical aspects of Muslim societies in North Africa and
the Middle East, successfully integrating concepts and frameworks
from Khaldunian sociology into modern social science theories.
Applying Ibn Khaldun will be of interest to students and scholars
of sociology and social theory.
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