Civilization on Trial

Name: Civilization on Trial
Author: Arnold Toynbee

by Arnold Toynbee

Essays examining Western civilization and its relationship to history

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Arnold Toynbee

Toynbee's twelve-volume A Study of History was the most ambitious attempt to identify the patterns of civilizational rise and fall in the 20th century. Though later historians questioned his methodology, it remains a monument of speculative philosophy of history.

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A Study of HistoryMonumental historical study of civilizations, their rise, decline, and patterns
A Study of History (abridged)Condensed version of ten-volume Study examining civilizational patterns
The World and the WestHistorical analysis of tensions between Western culture and other civilizations
HellenismEssay on ancient Greek civilization, culture, and historical significance