Ibn Khaldun and asabiyya: why states rise and fall
More than six centuries ago, Ibn Khaldun explained the life cycle of states with one idea: the solidarity that binds people together, then wears away.
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Questions about people, society and the state as Arab thinkers posed them and the world took them up.
More than six centuries ago, Ibn Khaldun explained the life cycle of states with one idea: the solidarity that binds people together, then wears away.
A philosophical tale from al-Andalus about a child who grows up alone on an island and reasons his way to life's great questions.