The Muqaddimah

Ibn KhaldūnOnline resourcebook

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

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  • What makes a historical report plausible?

    coreIntroduction or preface and opening chapter. Record the edition and translator before reading.

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

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

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