The Muqaddimah
Subtitle: An Introduction to History. (Abridged Edition) (Bollingen Series (General))
Contributors: N. J. Dawood (Editor); Bruce Lawrence (Introduction); Franz Rosenthal (Translator)
Edition: Abridged edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: October 11, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9780691120546
Subjects: World history: c 500 to C 1500; Islamic Studies; History; Ancient - General; Philosophy; History - General History; Islam - History; History: World; Middle East; History & Surveys - General; Archaeology and Ancient History; History / Middle East; Middle Eastern Studies; Mind, Body, Spirit; Religion; Middle East - General; Civilization; Early works to 1800
First sentence: It should be known that history, in matter of fact, is informan about human social organization, which itself is identical with world civilization.