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LEADER: 03311cam 2200517I 4500
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100 1 $aToynbee, Arnold Joseph,$d1889-1975.
245 12 $aA study of history.$bAbridgement of volumes I-VI,$cby D.C. Somervell.
250 $a[1st American ed.].
260 $aNew York,$bOxford University Press,$c1947.
300 $axiii, 617 p.$btables (1 fold.)
500 $a"Issued under the auspices of the Royal Institute of International Affairs."
505 0 $aI. Introduction. The unit of historical study ; The comparative study of civilizations ; The comparability of societies. -- II. The geneses of civilizations. The problem and how not to solve it ; Challenge and response ; The virtues of adversity ; The challenge of the environment ; The golden mean. -- III. The growth of civilizations. The arrested civilizations ; The nature of the growths of civilizations ; An analysis of growth ; Differentiation through growth. -- IV. The breakdowns of civilizations. The nature of the problem ; Deterministic solutions ; Loss of command over the environment ; Failure of self-determination. -- V. The disintegration of civilizations. The nature of disintegration ; Schism in the body social ; Schism in the soul ; The relation between disintegrating societies and individuals ; The rhythm of disintegration ; Standardization through disintegration. -- Editor's note and Tables I-V. -- Argument.
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