Author

Publication

1996 - P. Lang, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

36,250 words, Guess

Page Count

145 pages

Identifiers

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  • Goodreads369015

Classifications

  • DDC907/.202
  • LCCCB18.T65 P48 1996

Description

Arnold Toynbee was the most prolific historian of the twentieth century. In his massive A Study of History, Toynbee made a comparative study of all the world's civilizations, surviving and extinct, analyzing their rise, growth, breakdown, and disintegration. Arnold Toynbee and the Western Tradition summarizes and appraises Toynbee's understanding of the nature, evolution, and destiny of Western civilization, focusing on his critique of the liberal-rational tradition.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • American university studies.

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