An early section of this book claims that the most important (*) error made by a certain profession is "ignorance of the laws governing the transformation of human society.
In The Craftsman, Richard Sennett cites this book's claim that itinerant goldsmith guilds produce better copies than local ones, summed up by this book's conclusion that a "good master presides over a traveling house." Ernest Gellner argued that the central theme of this book is a Durkheimian contrast between mechanical solidarity and an "organic lack of solidarity." A concept introduced in this book is claimed to be a precondition for the spread of religious propaganda, but dispensable following the establishment of a dynasty. An early section of this book claims that the most important (*) error made by a certain profession is "ignorance of the laws governing the transformation of human society." This book distinguishes between sedentary and nomadic peoples, the latter of which is claimed to be strong in a "group feeling" of social cohesion. For 10 points, name this book that introduced the concept of asabiyya, a 1377 introduction to the Kitab al-Ibar by Ibn Khaldun.
In The Craftsman, Richard Sennett cites this book's claim that itinerant goldsmith guilds produce better copies than local ones, summed up by this book's conclusion that a "good master presides over a traveling house."
the Muqaddimah [or the Prolegomena] 