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OINCE it is commonly agreed that western civilisation has now reached a supreme crisis in its history, since disillusionment, rife among laymen and men of science alike, is poisoning the well-springs of the spirit, and since the most passionate desire of men of goodwill is to discover means of overcoming our present difficulties, any book which can help us to get our bearings and to see our problems in true perspective must command much closer attention than in easier times. Prof. Toynbee's superb and philosophic “Study of History”, of which the present volumes are the first section, is such a book.
A Study of History.
By Prof. Arnold J. Toynbee. (Issued under the auspices of the Royal Institute of International Affairs.) Vol.1. Pp. xvi + 476. 2ls.net. Vol. 2. Pp. vii + 452. 2ls.net. Vol. 3. Pp. vi + 552. 21s. net. (London: Oxford University Press, 1934.) 3 vols., 52s. 6d. net.
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MENKEN, J. A Study of History. Nature 135, 636–638 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/135636a0
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