Arnold J. Toynbee Books

Indonesian version of Mankind and Mother Earth: A Narrative History of the World (Oxford University Press, 1976). Ini buku klasik karangan Arnold Toynbee yang diterbitkan pertama kali sekitar tahun 70an tapi masih sangat relevan dengan keadaan sekarang.

Arnold J. Toynbee, a historian renowned for his 12-volume work, offered a grand synthesis of world history, focusing on the rise and fall of civilizations rather than nation-states. He was regarded as an 'international sage' alongside figures like Einstein and Russell. Daisaku Ikeda, a prominent spiritual leader of a global lay Buddhist organization, engaged in discussions with Toynbee from 1971 to 1974 about pressing societal issues that remain relevant today. Topics such as pollution, dwindling resources, conflict, the role of religion, and population growth are even more urgent now than they were decades ago. This volume, reissued for a new generation, captures the inspiring challenge posed by both men: will humanity choose to revolutionize its thinking and morals to salvage its destiny, or will it face disaster through self-destruction and environmental degradation? The text acknowledges the threat posed by the imbalance between human immaturity and technological advancement, yet it conveys an optimistic message: the evils created by humanity can be addressed with human solutions.

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.

Mr. Toynbee's analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations has been acknowledged as an achievement without parallel in modern scholarship. In its way, Mr. Somervell's abridgement of this monumental work is also an unparalleled achievement, for while reducing the work to on - sixth of its original size, he has, preserved its method, atmosphere, texture, and, for the most part, the author's very words. Indeed, through this miracle of condensation, he has provided a concise version that is no mere summary but the very essence of Mr. Toynbee's work.

A vivid and harrowing account of the atrocities committed by occupying German forces in France during World War I. Draws on eyewitness testimony and documentary evidence to paint a detailed picture of the horrors endured by French civilians and the resistance movement. A powerful indictment of war and tyranny.