A Study of History, Vol. 2: Abridgement of Volumes VII-X
by Arnold J. Toynbee
A Study of History - Somervell Abridgement (Volumes 7-10 abridged), A Study of History (Collections and Selections — 7-10, Somervell abridged, Vol. 2)
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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 show more 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. show lessTags
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Definitely better than volumes I-VI, but you can tell that it was written in the 1940s. Toynbee's understanding of non-western civilizations seems sketchy. He seems to be more interested in driving his personal religious agenda than in explaining history as objectively as possible.
more analysis of role of religions in rise and fall of civilizations and vice versa
$9. Dustjacket torn but red hardcover and book itself in very fine condition.
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Arnold J. Toynbee was born in London, England on April 14, 1889. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and studied briefly at the British School at Athens. He served in the British foreign office during both world wars and was a delegate to the 1919 Paris Peace Congress. From 1925 to 1955, he held the position of director of studies at the show more Royal Institute of International Affairs and was professor of history at the University of London during approximately the same time. His publications include The Western Question in Greece and Turkey, Civilization on Trial, East to West: A Journey round the World, the 12-volume A Study of History, and Hellenism: The History of a Civilization. He died on October 22, 1975. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- A Study of History, Vol. 2: Abridgement of Volumes VII-X
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- The starting-point of this book was a search for fields of historical study which would be intelligible in themselves within their own limits of space and time, without reference to extraneous historical events.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Finally, he proceeded to investigate the geneses and growths of civilizations, and so this Study of History came to be written.
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- This Work is Volume 2 only (Volumes VII-X) of Somervell's abridgement of Toynbee's A Study of History. It should not be combined with either Volume 1 or Somervell's complete 2-volume abridgement, nor should it b... (show all)e combined with any other abridgement or any individual volumes of Toynbee's unabridged Work. Thank you.
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