The item arnold toynbee a study of history complete 12 volume hardcover set is in sale since tuesday, december 03, 20. Well, the fall of 22, as the industrialized western civilization could still be considered viable. Of somervells work, toynbee wrote, the reader now has at his command a uniform abridgement of the whole book, made by a clear mind that has not only mastered the contents but has entered into the writers outlook and purpose. Heroic ages contacts between civilizations in space. You have to admire the sheer audacity and scale of the project. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. Abridgement of volumes viix ebook written by arnold j. Arnold toynbee s a study of history has been acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship.
A study of history, abridgement of volumes 16 9780195050806 by arnold j. The balance sheet of history from the archives of the ucla communications studies department. Click download or read online button to get toynbee and history book now. Somervells abridgement, in two volumes, of this magnificent enterprise, preserves the method, atmosphere, texture, and, in many instances, the very. Before i knew anything about it, a number of inquiries had been reaching me, particularly from the united states, as to whether there was any likelihood of an abridgement of these volumes being published pending the timenow inevitably postponed far. Acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship, arnold toynbees a study of. Evans, enjoyed only a brief vogue before disappearing into the obscurity in which it has languished. Is it worth it to read the 12volume version of a study of. The past, with all of its complicated choices and events, participants dead and history told, is what the general public perceives to be the immutable bedrock on which historians and archaeologists stand. Makes a complete set, all the volumes are in goodvery good condition. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. What i am trying to do originally published in international affairs vol. Abridgement of volumes ivi ebook written by arnold j.
His universalist approach to philosophy of history, his notion of historical cycles of the rise and fall of civilizations, philosophical idealism and the religious subtext of his analysis are set out in the twelvevolume work a study of history. A study guide for arnold toynbees a study of history. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. As an undergraduate toynbee became friendly with the arabist d. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Toynbee replied at length to his man y critics in a study of history, vol.
Toynbee was a nephew of the 19thcentury economist arnold toynbee. Arnold toynbee a study of history complete 12 volume. Acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship, arnold toynbees a study of history is a tenvolume analysis of the rise and fall of human civilizations. Toynbee was not a faultless practitioner of his empirical methodology. Every once in a while i get some time to dip into these volumes, or some commentary on them. A study of history, vol 11 by arnold joseph toynbee. The books will be carefully packaged and tracking provided free of charge.
History is the study of the human past as it is described in written documents left behind by humans. Buy study of history vol 11 green by arnold j toynbee online at alibris. Although reading toynbee is a solid intellectual exercise, not unlike edward gibbon who served as his model, he comes closest to providing some perspective on history that seems to. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship, arnold toynbee s a study of history is a tenvolume analysis of the rise and fall of human civilizations. If someone wanted to be well read on the subject of the history of world civilizations what would.
Acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship, arnold toynbees a study of history is a tenvolume analysis of the rise and fall of. A study of history is a 12volume universal history by the british historian arnold j. One of my serendipitous discoveries was toynbee s a study of history, describing the rise and fall of 23 civilizations in human history. On the other hand, in the manner of plato, toynbee attempts to set out a dialectic of how civilizations develop. Oxford univ ersity press, but his peers were unconvinced. Arnold toynbees a study of history, a twelvevolume work, compels the continuing critical attention of historians, philosophers, and other students of civilizations rising and falling over time. A study of history is an excellent, lifetime study of how and why civilization progresses through time. This abridgement gives the reader the kernel without compromising the overall purpose of the author. A study guide for arnold toynbees a study of history gale. Toynbee in the 19181950 period was a leading specialist on international affairs. A study guide for arnold toynbees a study of history elizabeth thomason nonfiction classics for students provides indepth literary and historical background on the most commonly studied nonfiction essays, books, biographies and memoirs in a streamlined, easytouse format. Toynbee, like spengler, undertook a comparative study of civilizations, thereby repudiating attempts to treat the past as if it exhibited a single linear progression. Old friends it was forty years ago, in 1964, that i bought ten of the thirteen volumes of toynbees a study of history. Toynbee write in a similar manner to me, so i find his works easy to read.
Though not in much demand now, i would encourage those who have a thirst for history to read this book. A study of history, volume 5 disintegration of civilizations arnold joseph toynbee, royal institute of international affairs download bok. In this edition, page numbers are just like the physical. Other articles where a study of history is discussed. Somervells abridgement of this magnificent enterprise preserves the method, atmosphere, texture, and, in many instances, the very words. The abridgment was very heavy on the framework of toynbees theory, and didnt include a lot of the details on each civilization. Study of history vol 11 green by arnold j toynbee alibris. This book is an abridged version of his complete works of a study of history. I read the abridged version and the effect was similar to reading a students notes from a great lecture series. A study of history, volume 5 disintegration of civilizations. Somervell explains in his own following prefatory note how he came to make this abridgement of the first six volumes of my book.
Later systems was given to toynbees massive a study of history 193461 immediately after world war ii. Arnold toynbees a study of history has been acknowledged as one of the greatest. Read a study of history abridgement of volumes ivi by arnold j. Abridgement of vols ivi new ed by toynbee, arnold j. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions starting at. Somervells abridgement, in two volumes, of this magnificent enterprise, preserves the method, atmosphere, texture, and, in many instances, the very words of. Acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship, arnold toynbees a study of history is a tenvolume analysis of the rise and f. Toynbee and martin wight, british journal of international studies 5 1979. Toynbee and history download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. How arnold toynbee saw the genesis, deterioration, and collapse of civilizations. Thoroughly enjoyed this book and learned quite a bit from one of the masters of history education. It received enormous popular attention but according to historian richard j. Arnold toynbee download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
A tenvolume analysis of the rise and fall of human civilizations, it is a work of breathtaking breadth and vision. This dialectic is both about the internal stages within a civilization and about the difficult relations in time and space between civilizations. Toynbee discussed his time travelling in a study of history, 12 vols. This is the reason i didnt give this edition 5 stars. Arnold joseph toynbee april 14, 1889 october 22, 1975, british historian whose twelvevolume analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, a study of history, 1934 1961, also known as history of the world was very popular in its time. Written in 1939, toynbee predicts the rise of nationalism, the fall of the ussr, and victory of capitalism, and the enormous growth of western culture.
More probably, the book i borrowed at the library was the abridged version published in 1957. Civilization, philosophy, history, maps, historical geography. Somervells abridgement of this magnificent enterprise preserves the method, atmosphere, texture, and, in many instances, the very words of the original. What detracted from a full five star rating was the chapter where toynbee attempted to explain the. This paper considers the history of the concept of civilization, and argues for the. Overall, a nice set of arnold toynbees 12 volume study of history. Fergusons book, based on a series made for british television, clearly. During the 1950s, arnold joseph toynbee 18891975 was perhaps the worlds bestknown living historian. A tenvolume analysis of the rise and fall of human civilizations, it is a work of breath. Toynbee s goal was to trace the development and decay of 19 world civilizations in the historical. Arnold toynbees a study of history has been acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a study of history.
No matter how wellread, painstaking and meticulous the professor was, any attempt to not only describe 23 civilizations, but. The task of reading 3,000 pages of one author is daunting. The british historian arnold joseph toynbee was born in london on 14 april 1889 and died on 22 october 1975 in york, north yorkshire, england. Specific conditions and editions of each volume are noted. He was the nephew of economic historian arnold toynbee, with whom he is sometimes confused. Possible ex library copy, with all the markingsstickers of that library. In the first volume of a study of history, i start by searching for a unit of historical study that is relatively.