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'''Arnold Joseph Toynbee''' ([[1889]] - [[1975]]), British [[historian]] whose ten-volume analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, ''[[A Study of History]]'', 1934 - 1961, (also known as ''History of the World'') is "acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship." [http://www.oup-usa.org/isbn/0195050800.html] |
'''Arnold Joseph Toynbee''' ([[1889]] - [[1975]]), British [[historian]] whose ten-volume analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, ''[[A Study of History]]'', 1934 - 1961, (also known as ''History of the World'') is "acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship." [http://www.oup-usa.org/isbn/0195050800.html] |
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Toynbee, a prolific author, was the nephew of a great economic historian, [[Arnold Toynbee]], with whom he is sometimes confused. Born in London, Arnold J was educated at [[Winchester College]] and [[Balliol College, Oxford]]. He worked for the [[Foreign Office]] during both [[World War I]] and [[World War II]]. He was Director of Studies at the Royal Institute of International Affairs ([[1925]]-[[1955]]) and Research Professor of International History at the University of London. |
Toynbee, a prolific author, was the nephew of a great economic historian, [[Arnold Toynbee]], with whom he is sometimes confused. Born in [[London]], Arnold J was educated at [[Winchester College]] and [[Balliol College, Oxford]]. He worked for the [[Foreign Office]] during both [[World War I]] and [[World War II]]. He was Director of Studies at the Royal Institute of International Affairs ([[1925]]-[[1955]]) and Research Professor of International History at the [[University of London]]. |
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*''Greek Historical Thought'' (1924) |
*''Greek Historical Thought'' (1924) |
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*''[[A Study of History]]'', 1934 - 1961, (also known as ''History of the World'') |
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*''War and Civilisation'' (1951) |
*''War and Civilisation'' (1951) |
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*''Comparing Notes'' (1963), with his son [[Philip Toynbee]] |
*''Comparing Notes'' (1963), with his son [[Philip Toynbee]] |
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Arnold Joseph Toynbee (1889 - 1975), British historian whose ten-volume analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, A Study of History, 1934 - 1961, (also known as History of the World) is "acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship." [1]
Toynbee, a prolific author, was the nephew of a great economic historian, Arnold Toynbee, with whom he is sometimes confused. Born in London, Arnold J was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford. He worked for the Foreign Office during both World War I and World War II. He was Director of Studies at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (1925-1955) and Research Professor of International History at the University of London.
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