Ibn Khaldūn,  1332-1406, <br/><br/>
The Muqaddimah :  an introduction to history / 
Ibn Khaldun ; translated and introduced by Franz Rosenthal ; abridged and edited by N.J. Dawood. 
 - 1st Princeton classic ed. / with a new introduction by Bruce B. Lawrence. 
 - xliv, 465 pages ;  20 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0691120544 9780691120546 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civilization--Early works to 1800.<br/>History--Philosophy--Early works to 1800.