Ibn Khaldun · Civilisations
Ibn Khaldun’s great dialectic - the eternal tension between the hardy, cohesive peoples of the desert and the luxurious, civilised, but soft life of the city.
You learned that Ibn Khaldun contrasted hardy desert life with luxurious city life, and saw a cycle whereby desert peoples conquer cities and then grow soft. Explain this dialectic in your own words.
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