Ibn Khaldūn was born in Tunis in 1332. He was a renowned Arab historian, philosopher, and social scientist known for his pioneering ideas in historiography and sociology. His work laid the foundation for understanding the rise and fall of civilizations.
This prolegomenon was written in the 14th century by the Arab scholar Ibn Khaldūn, & laid the intellectual foundations for philosophy of history, sociology, ethnography & economics. This translation was first published in 1958 in three volumes.