A Study of History

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When it was first published in twelve volumes, A Study of History provoked widespread debate, but its sheer size meant that many people knew this wise
and scholarly analysis of the rise and fall of the world's civilizations by reputation only. Shortly before his death. Professor Toynbee revised his text
thoroughly, reassessing it in the light of recent history and progress in historical scholarship, and condensing it into a single, eminently readable volume. He also selected over 500 telling illustrations and twenty-three maps and charts which underline his arguments and enrich the value of the Study still further. This paperback edition now makes available to an even wider audience the magnum opus of a remarkable thinker.
'What biographical parallels were to Plutarch, historical parallels are to Arnold Toy nbee. But that is to compare small things with great, for Dr Toy nbee's is far the more sophisticated intellect, and his purpose is not simply to entertain but to explain... Tovább

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When it was first published in twelve volumes, A Study of History provoked widespread debate, but its sheer size meant that many people knew this wise
and scholarly analysis of the rise and fall of the world's civilizations by reputation only. Shortly before his death. Professor Toynbee revised his text
thoroughly, reassessing it in the light of recent history and progress in historical scholarship, and condensing it into a single, eminently readable volume. He also selected over 500 telling illustrations and twenty-three maps and charts which underline his arguments and enrich the value of the Study still further. This paperback edition now makes available to an even wider audience the magnum opus of a remarkable thinker.
'What biographical parallels were to Plutarch, historical parallels are to Arnold Toy nbee. But that is to compare small things with great, for Dr Toy nbee's is far the more sophisticated intellect, and his purpose is not simply to entertain but to explain and forewarn' — The Times Literary Supplement
'How fortunate for us that A Study of History, one of the most striking analyses of life in our times, has been written by a man of such humanity and wisdom and with such a passion for inquiry . . . the scholar's calling is, after all, to create order where none before existed; and to that calling Professor Toy nbee has been faithful' — Noel Annan, The Guardian
Arnold Toy nbee, C.H., was born in 1889. He became Director of Studies at
the Royal Institute of International Affairs, and Research Professor of International History in the University of London. The first volume oi A Study of History was published in 1934, and it was completed with the publication of the twelfth volume in 1961. He died in 197 5.
With ^07 illustrations, 90 in colour and 2 3 maps and charts
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