Toynbee, Arnold (Joseph)

Toynbee, Arnold (Joseph)
born April 14, 1889, London, Eng.
died Oct. 22, 1975, York, North Yorkshire

English historian.

Long a professor at the University of London and the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Toynbee also held positions with the British Foreign Office. He is best known for his 12-volume A Study of History (1934–61), which put forward a philosophy of history, based on an analysis of the development and decline of 26 civilizations. Criticisms of his Study include his use of myths and metaphors as being of comparable value to factual data and his reliance on a view of religion as a regenerative force. His other works include Civilization on Trial (1948), East to West (1958), and Hellenism (1959).

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