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The Muqaddimah
History / Sociology
A 14th-century universal history by the founder of sociology, written in 1377. Khaldun maps the rise and fall of dynasties through cycles of group solidarity and decadence.
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Mark Zuckerberg
“It's a history of the world written by an intellectual who lived in the 1300s. It focuses on how society and culture flow, including the creation of cities, politics, commerce and science. While much of what was believed then is now disproven after 700 more years of progress, it's still very interesting to see what was understood at this time and the overall worldview when it's all considered together.”
Eleventh A Year of Books pick, announced June 1, 2015.