Between Oxus And Jumna
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Yellowed, some foxing on block. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Binding intact.
In the early 1960s, one of the twentieth century's most formidable intellectual minds embarked on a sweeping journey through the ancient heartlands of Central and South Asia — the territories stretching between the Oxus (Amu Darya) and the Jumna (Yamuna) rivers — and returned with a work of rare geographical and historical insight. Arnold J. Toynbee chronicles his travels through Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, weaving together vivid personal observation with his formidable command of civilisational history, presenting a landscape where ancient empires, living religions, and the raw tensions of post-colonial modernity converge in extraordinary ways. As a thinker celebrated for his monumental A Study of History, Toynbee brings to this travelogue the same sweeping, comparative intelligence that defined his life's work, illuminating how geography has shaped the destiny of entire peoples across millennia. His prose moves with scholarly authority yet retains the warmth and curiosity of a genuine traveller, drawing the reader into bazaars, mountain passes, and temple precincts that feel both timeless and urgently alive. For anyone captivated by the crossroads where history, religion, and landscape collide, this account raises a question that lingers long after the final page: what do these ancient rivers still carry within their currents?
Author: Arnold J. Toynbee
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, Readers Union / Oxford University Press
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Yellowed, some foxing on block. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Binding intact.
In the early 1960s, one of the twentieth century's most formidable intellectual minds embarked on a sweeping journey through the ancient heartlands of Central and South Asia — the territories stretching between the Oxus (Amu Darya) and the Jumna (Yamuna) rivers — and returned with a work of rare geographical and historical insight. Arnold J. Toynbee chronicles his travels through Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, weaving together vivid personal observation with his formidable command of civilisational history, presenting a landscape where ancient empires, living religions, and the raw tensions of post-colonial modernity converge in extraordinary ways. As a thinker celebrated for his monumental A Study of History, Toynbee brings to this travelogue the same sweeping, comparative intelligence that defined his life's work, illuminating how geography has shaped the destiny of entire peoples across millennia. His prose moves with scholarly authority yet retains the warmth and curiosity of a genuine traveller, drawing the reader into bazaars, mountain passes, and temple precincts that feel both timeless and urgently alive. For anyone captivated by the crossroads where history, religion, and landscape collide, this account raises a question that lingers long after the final page: what do these ancient rivers still carry within their currents?