Arnold Toynbee Livres

Arnold Toynbee, unanimement considéré comme un des plus grands historiens du XXe siècle, nous donne ici sa version de l'histoire de l'humanité. Il fait le récit du destin de toutes les grandes civilisations : Sumer, l'Egypte, l'Amérique centrale, l'Inde, la Chine, Rome, la Perse, l'empire arabe, Byzance, les Mongols, la chrétienté occidentale sont passés en revue. Un récit vivant, exhaustif et précis, mené de main de maître par un des derniers grands humanistes, l'un des derniers à pouvoir brasser une telle somme d'informations. Des chapitres d'analyse et de réflexion figurent également, sur le destin des civilisations, leurs relations avec la technologie, avec les autres civilisations.

Comment comprendre l'histoire ? Comment peut-elle nous aider à appréhender le présent ? Peut-elle entrouvrir l'avenir ? Dépassant le cadre étroit des histoires nationales, Arnold Toynbee a pensé l' " histoire totale " de l'humanité. Il en fait une synthèse exceptionnellement claire.

Will disaster ensue if it pursues its present course towards self-destruction and despoliation of the environment? While recognising that our survival is threatened by the imbalance between human immaturity and technological achievement, the message of this classic is that man-made evils have a man- made cure.

Toynbee's analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations has been acknowledged as an achievement without parallel in modern scholarship. This abridgement, while reducing the work to one-sixth of its original size, preserves its method, atmosphere, texture, and for the most part, the author's very words.

Arnold Toynbee's analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations has been acknowledged as one of the great achievements of twentieth-century scholarship. D.C. Somervell's abridgement of this monumental work is a great achievement in its own right. While reducing the work to one sixth of its original size, he has succeeded in preserving its method and character. The first volume of the abridgement presents Toynbee's philosophy of history as it appears in the first six volumes of the original work. This volume includes the Introduction; The Geneses of Civilizations; The Growth of Civilizations; The Breakdowns of Civilizations; and The Disintegrations of Civilizations. The second volume comprises volumes 7-10 of the original, including Universal States; Universal Churches; Heroic Ages; Contacts Between Civilizations in Space; Contacts Between Civilizations in Time; Law and Freedom in History; The Prospects of the Western Civilization; and Conclusion.

The book is a facsimile reprint of a rare antiquarian work, reflecting its historical significance. While it maintains the original content, it may include imperfections like marks, notations, and flawed pages due to its age. This edition aims to preserve and promote the cultural importance of literature, offering readers an affordable and high-quality version that stays true to the original text.