Author: Arnold J. Toynbee
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780195050806
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Toynbee's analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations has been acknowledged as an achievement without parallel in modern scholarship. This abridgement, while reducing the work to one-sixth of its original size, preserves its method, atmosphere, texture, and for the most part, the author's very words.
A Study of History: Volume I: Abridgement of Volumes I-VI
Author: Arnold J. Toynbee
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780195050806
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Toynbee's analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations has been acknowledged as an achievement without parallel in modern scholarship. This abridgement, while reducing the work to one-sixth of its original size, preserves its method, atmosphere, texture, and for the most part, the author's very words.
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780195050806
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Toynbee's analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations has been acknowledged as an achievement without parallel in modern scholarship. This abridgement, while reducing the work to one-sixth of its original size, preserves its method, atmosphere, texture, and for the most part, the author's very words.
Civilization on Trial [and] The World and the West
Author: Arnold Toynbee
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Languages : en
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A Study of History
Author: Arnold J. Toynbee
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199826684
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship, Arnold Toynbee's A Study of History is a ten-volume analysis of the rise and fall of human civilizations. Contained in two volumes, D.C. Somervell's abridgement of this magnificent enterprise preserves the method, atmosphere, texture, and, in many instances, the very words of the original. First published in 1947 and 1957, these two volumes are themselves a great historical achievement. Volume 2, which abridges Volumes VII-X of Toynbee's study, includes sections on Universal States, Universal Churches, Heroic Ages, Contacts Between Civilizations in Space, Contacts Between Civilizations in Time, Law and Freedom in HIstory, The Prospects of the Western Civilization, and the Conclusion. Of Somervell's work, Toynbee wrote, "The reader now has at his command a uniform abridgement of the whole book, made by a clear mind that has not only mastered the contents but has entered into the writer's outlook and purpose.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199826684
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship, Arnold Toynbee's A Study of History is a ten-volume analysis of the rise and fall of human civilizations. Contained in two volumes, D.C. Somervell's abridgement of this magnificent enterprise preserves the method, atmosphere, texture, and, in many instances, the very words of the original. First published in 1947 and 1957, these two volumes are themselves a great historical achievement. Volume 2, which abridges Volumes VII-X of Toynbee's study, includes sections on Universal States, Universal Churches, Heroic Ages, Contacts Between Civilizations in Space, Contacts Between Civilizations in Time, Law and Freedom in HIstory, The Prospects of the Western Civilization, and the Conclusion. Of Somervell's work, Toynbee wrote, "The reader now has at his command a uniform abridgement of the whole book, made by a clear mind that has not only mastered the contents but has entered into the writer's outlook and purpose.
A Study of History: Reconsiderations
Author: Arnold Joseph Toynbee
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Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 760
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Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 760
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An Historian's Approach to Religion
Author: Arnold J. Toynbee
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Arnold J. Toynbee: A Life
Author: William H. McNeill
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199923396
Category : Historians
Languages : en
Pages : 643
Book Description
One of the most remarkable thinkers of this century, Arnold Toynbee won world-wide recognition as the author of the monumental ten-volume A Study of History. Its publication and phenomenal success brought him fame and the highest praise, as the reading public proclaimed him the most renowned scholar in the world. This thought-provoking, engaging study of Toynbee, written by one of today's most eminent historians, weaves together Toynee's intellectual accomplishments and the personal difficulties of his private life. Providing both an intimate portrait of a leading thinker and a judicious evaluation of his work and his legacy for the the study of history, William H. McNeill offers both a biography and a commentary on how to write and understand history. Along with an illuminating discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of A Study of History and the countless other works written by Toynbee, McNeill offers a compelling examination of the responses of other historians (including the devastating attack launched by Hugh Trevor-Roper) and Toynbee's attempts to modify his Study to answer these criticisms. McNeill also explores his tormented personal life, including his troubled marriage to Rosalind Murray and the suicide of his son, Anthony. In this sympathetic depiction of a life, both triumphant and tragic, McNeill brings his skills to bear on one of the greatest figures in his field, illuminating a career of rare accomplishment.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199923396
Category : Historians
Languages : en
Pages : 643
Book Description
One of the most remarkable thinkers of this century, Arnold Toynbee won world-wide recognition as the author of the monumental ten-volume A Study of History. Its publication and phenomenal success brought him fame and the highest praise, as the reading public proclaimed him the most renowned scholar in the world. This thought-provoking, engaging study of Toynbee, written by one of today's most eminent historians, weaves together Toynee's intellectual accomplishments and the personal difficulties of his private life. Providing both an intimate portrait of a leading thinker and a judicious evaluation of his work and his legacy for the the study of history, William H. McNeill offers both a biography and a commentary on how to write and understand history. Along with an illuminating discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of A Study of History and the countless other works written by Toynbee, McNeill offers a compelling examination of the responses of other historians (including the devastating attack launched by Hugh Trevor-Roper) and Toynbee's attempts to modify his Study to answer these criticisms. McNeill also explores his tormented personal life, including his troubled marriage to Rosalind Murray and the suicide of his son, Anthony. In this sympathetic depiction of a life, both triumphant and tragic, McNeill brings his skills to bear on one of the greatest figures in his field, illuminating a career of rare accomplishment.
War and Civilization
Author: Arnold Toynbee
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
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Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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The World and the West
Author: Arnold Toynbee
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Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Languages : en
Pages : 108
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A Study of History
Author: Arnold Toynbee
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Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
Donated by Sydney Harris.
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Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
Donated by Sydney Harris.
A Study of History: Abridgement of volumes I-VI
Author: Arnold Toynbee
Publisher:
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Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Toynbee's analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations has been acknowledged as an achievement without parallel in modern scholarship. This abridgement, while reducing the work to one-sixth of its original size, preserves its method, atmosphere, texture, and for the most part, the author's very words.
Publisher:
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Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Toynbee's analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations has been acknowledged as an achievement without parallel in modern scholarship. This abridgement, while reducing the work to one-sixth of its original size, preserves its method, atmosphere, texture, and for the most part, the author's very words.