Applying Ibn Khaldūn: The Recovery of a Lost Tradition in Sociology

This book provides an overview of Ibn Khaldūn and his sociology, discusses reasons for his marginality, and suggests ways to bring Ibn Khaldūn into the mainstream through the systematic application of his theory.

Author: Syed Farid Alatas
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 10/08/2015
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9781138125964

About the Author

Syed Farid Alatas is Head of the Department of Malay Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology at the National University of Singapore. His books include Democracy and Authoritarianism: The Rise of the Post-Colonial State in Indonesia and Malaysia (Macmillan, 1997), Alternative Discourse in Asian Social Science: Responses to Eurocentrism (Sage, 2006) and Ibn Khaldun (Oxford University Press, 2012).