Arnold J. Toynbee: a life
β McNeill, William Hardy
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1989
π Oxford University Press
π English
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Arnold J. Toynbee: a life
β Scribed by William Hardy McNeill
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
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- 356
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- Library
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One of the most remarkable thinkers of this century, Arnold Toynbee won world-wide recognition as the author of the monumental ten-volume A Study of History. Its publication and phenomenal success brought him fame and the highest praise, as the reading public proclaimed him the most renowned scholar in the world. This thought-provoking, engaging study of Toynbee, written by one of today's most eminent historians, weaves together Toynee's intellectual accomplishments and the personal difficulties of his private life. Providing both an intimate portrait of a leading thinker and a judicious evaluation of his work and his legacy for the the study of history, William H. McNeill offers both a biography and a commentary on how to write and understand history. Along with an illuminating discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of A Study of History and the countless other works written by Toynbee, McNeill offers a compelling examination of the responses of other histori
β¦ Table of Contents
Frontmatter
I. Great Expectations (page 3)
II. Balliol and the Breakup of Toynbee's Parental Home, 1907-1911 (page 21)
III. Grand Tour, Donhood, and Marriage, 1911-1914 (page 38)
IV. The Great War and the Peace Conference, 1914-1919 (page 64)
V. The Koraes Professorship, 1919-1924 (page 92)
VI. Chatham House and Ganthorpe: A New Equilibrium, 1924-1930 (page 121)
VII. Triumph and Defeat, 1930-1939 (page 149)
VIII. World War II, 1939-1946 (page 179)
IX. Fame and Fortune, 1946-1955 (page 205)
X. Toynbee as a World Figure, 1956-1965 (page 235)
XI. The Closing Decade of a Busy Life, 1966-1975 (page 262)
Conclusion (page 284)
Appendix (page 289)
Notes (page 291)
Index (page 339)
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