Ibn Khaldun

An account of historical explanation, social organisation and political power. Compare a narrative claim with the social conditions offered to explain it.

How to study this source

• What makes a historical report plausible?

  coreOpening overview and the first section that addresses the pathway question. Stop after 30–45 minutes; this is selected reading.

  An account of historical explanation, social organisation and political power. Compare a narrative claim with the social conditions offered to explain it.

Ideas and questions

Read background definitions when a term blocks the argument. Then return to the source and reconstruct its claim in your own words.

Read alongside, read against