De l'esprit des lois vs The Muqaddimah, an introduction to history: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: State, The State, Political science, Philosophy
De l'esprit des lois
Nouv. éd., revue sur les meilleurs textes, suivie De la défense de l'esprit des lois par l'autheur
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The Muqaddimah, an introduction to history
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…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Muqaddimah, an introduction to history highest: The Muqaddimah, an introduction to history 4.3 · De l'esprit des lois 4.0.
- De l'esprit des lois has the widest readership — 5480 ratings behind its score.
- De l'esprit des lois runs the darker storyline; The Muqaddimah, an introduction to history stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Muqaddimah, an introduction to history
4.3 vs 4.0 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
De l'esprit des lois
a darker storyline than The Muqaddimah, an introduction to history
Want something lighter?
The Muqaddimah, an introduction to history
an easier tone than De l'esprit des lois
Scores by source
| De l'esprit des lois | The Muqaddimah, an introduction to history | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (5480) | 4.3 (5070) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
Reception
| De l'esprit des lois | The Muqaddimah, an introduction to history | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5480 | 5070 |
| Editions | 121 | 54 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 13668 | — |
| Reading it now | 780 | — |
| Written reviews | 187 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3050 | — |
| Pages | 445 | 465 |