Ibn Khaldun

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Considered the father of social science, economics, and quantitative history. He developed the concept of 'asabiyyah' (social cohesion) to explain the rise and fall of civilizations.

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Civilization #37: The Golden Age of Islam

Civilization #37: The Golden Age of Islam

Predictive History

Considered the father of social science, economics, and quantitative history. He developed the concept of 'asabiyyah' (social cohesion) to explain the rise and fall of civilizations.

Is History Repeating Itself? Religion, War, and Democracy with Sam Harris & Simon Sebag Montefiore

Is History Repeating Itself? Religion, War, and Democracy with Sam Harris & Simon Sebag Montefiore

Sam Harris

14th-century Arab historian who wrote about the psychological causes of the fall of great kingdoms.