Countries and Cities

Countries, cities and sedentary civilization

Monuments and Infrastructure

Ibn Khaldun

Only a strong royal authority is able to construct large cities and high monuments

Ibn Khaldun

City-planning and the Neglecting of It

Ibn Khaldun

The History of the Ka'bah

Ibn Khaldun

Islamic Infrastructure

Ibn Khaldun

The wealth and economic activity between cities depend on their population size

Ibn Khaldun

The Prices in Towns

Ibn Khaldun

Differences in Prosperity and Poverty Are The Same In Rural As In Urban

Ibn Khaldun

Capital Accumulation

Ibn Khaldun

Sedentary Culture in Cities Comes From the Dynasties

Ibn Khaldun

Sedentary culture is the goal of civilization

Ibn Khaldun

Cities that are the seats of royal authority fall into ruins when the ruling dynasty collapses

Ibn Khaldun

Certain cities have crafts that others lack

Ibn Khaldun

The Dialects of the Urban Population

Ibn Khaldun