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A Study of History: Abridgement of Vols VII-X - Softcover

Toynbee, Arnold J.

 
9780195050813: A Study of History: Abridgement of Vols VII-X

Synopsis

A ten-volume analysis of the rise and fall of human civilizations

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About the Author

The late Arnold Toynbee was Director of Studies at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Research Professor of International History at the University of London, and author of numerous other books.

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Contained in two volumes, D.C. Somervell's abridgement of Arnold Toynbee's 'A Study of History' preserves the method, atmosphere, texture, and, in many instances, the very words of the original. This volume 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.

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