How effectively does Hourani use Ibn Khaldun?
5 pages
- Your thesis statement must answer the prompt. The prompt is not only a comparison between Ibn Khaldun and Hourani. It is asking how Hourani is using Ibn Khaldun.
- Make sure to select a few fundamental concepts/arguments/theories developed by Ibn Khaldun and see how Hourani uses them. Dedicate a paragraph or two for each point concept/category.
- "Effective" is a debatable word, and use it however you wish as long as you explain it clearly. You can argue any way, but you must have evidence, consider counter-arguments, and be convincing.
Sources to use: "The Muqaddimah" and "A History of the Arab Peoples"
- Please include idea of asabiyyah, political theories of Ibn Khaldun