<P> Aristotle published several works on social organization, such as his Politics, and Constitution of the Athenians . </P> <P> Significant contributions to the social sciences were made in Medieval Islamic civilization . Al - Biruni (973--1048) wrote detailed comparative studies on the anthropology of peoples, religions and cultures in the Middle East, Mediterranean and South Asia . Biruni has also been praised by several scholars for his Islamic anthropology . </P> <P> Ibn Khaldun (1332--1406) worked in areas of demography, historiography, the philosophy of history, sociology, and economics . He is best known for his Muqaddimah . </P> <P> Near the Renaissance, which began around the 14th century, Buridanus and Oresmius wrote on money . In the 15th century St. Atonine of Florence wrote of a comprehensive economic process . In the 16th century Leonard de Leys (Lessius), Juan de Lego, and particularly Luis Molina wrote on economic topics . These writers focused on explaining property as something for "public good". </P>

Development of social sciences as a school subject in india in the 20th century