The man and his background -- The new science : Ilm al-Umran -- Society, culture, and socialization -- Asabiyah (social solidarity) -- The rise and decline of the state -- The cyclical pattern : history as a cycle -- Urbanization and urbanism as a mode of life -- The Khaldunian typology
Notes
Spine title: Ibn Khaldun's sociological thought
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-167) and index