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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.

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'McNeill's book will be read, and enjoyed, for its own sake. I hope it will revive interest in Toynbee.' The Advertiser, Australia

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Preface VI. Universal States VII: Universal Churches VIII. Heroic Ages IX. Contacts Between Civilizations in Space X. Contacts Between Civilizations n Time XI. Law and Freedom in History XII. The Prospects of the Western Civilization XIII. Conclusion Index

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    Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
    Publication Date: 3/24/1988 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780195050813, 978-0195050813
    ISBN10: 0195050819
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    History General and world history

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    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.

    Trade Review
    'McNeill's book will be read, and enjoyed, for its own sake. I hope it will revive interest in Toynbee.' The Advertiser, Australia

    Table of Contents
    Preface VI. Universal States VII: Universal Churches VIII. Heroic Ages IX. Contacts Between Civilizations in Space X. Contacts Between Civilizations n Time XI. Law and Freedom in History XII. The Prospects of the Western Civilization XIII. Conclusion Index

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