The World And The West
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Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work of historical philosophy, The World and the West presents Arnold Toynbee's celebrated BBC Reith Lectures of 1952, in which he argues that the encounter between Western civilisation and the rest of the world is one of the defining tensions of the modern era. With sweeping intellectual authority, Toynbee examines how non-Western civilisations — including Russia, Islam, India, and the Far East — have responded to the powerful and often disruptive impact of Western expansion. He illustrates that these responses range from outright resistance to selective adoption, and that the West's influence has rarely been received passively or without consequence. Written with clarity and urgency, the work challenges Western assumptions of cultural superiority and presents a sophisticated, panoramic view of global civilisational dynamics that remains strikingly relevant today.
Author: Arnold Toynbee
Format: Hardback
Published: 1952, Oxford University Press
Genre: History
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work of historical philosophy, The World and the West presents Arnold Toynbee's celebrated BBC Reith Lectures of 1952, in which he argues that the encounter between Western civilisation and the rest of the world is one of the defining tensions of the modern era. With sweeping intellectual authority, Toynbee examines how non-Western civilisations — including Russia, Islam, India, and the Far East — have responded to the powerful and often disruptive impact of Western expansion. He illustrates that these responses range from outright resistance to selective adoption, and that the West's influence has rarely been received passively or without consequence. Written with clarity and urgency, the work challenges Western assumptions of cultural superiority and presents a sophisticated, panoramic view of global civilisational dynamics that remains strikingly relevant today.