Ibn Khaldun

An Intellectual Biography

Robert Irwin

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Princeton University Pres
13 January 2020

Biography; Biography: historical, political & military; Middle Eastern history; Medieval history; History of religion; Islam

The definitive account of the life and thought of the medieval Arab genius who wrote the Muqaddima Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) is generally regarded as the greatest intellectual ever to have appeared in the Arab world-a genius who ranks as one of the world's great minds. Yet the author of the Muqaddima, the most important study of history ever produ

By: Robert Irwin
Imprint: Princeton University Pres
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780691197098
ISBN 10: 0691197091
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 13 January 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert Irwin is senior research associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. His many books include Dangerous Knowledge: Orientalism and Its Discontents and Memoirs of a Dervish: Sufis, Mystics, and the Sixties. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.