Study of History
* Book: A Study of History. Arnold Toynbee.
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Description
"“English historian whose 12-volume A Study of History (1934–61) put forward a philosophy of history, based on an analysis of the cyclical development and decline of civilizations, that provoked much discussion.” [1]
More information
Sorokin’s summary of Toynbee: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1874765
John David Ebert recommends
- the 2-volume abridged version, which was approved by Toynbee.
- a one volume abridged and illustrated version, written by Toynbee himself in 1972, 3 years before he died.
Online version at https://archive.org/details/studyofhistory0005toyn