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Toynbee

[ toin-bee ]

noun

  1. Arnold J(oseph), 1889–1975, English historian.


Toynbee

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noun

  1. ToynbeeArnold18521883MBritishSOCIAL SCIENCE: economistSOCIAL SCIENCE: social reformer Arnold 1852–83, British economist and social reformer, after whom Toynbee Hall , a residential settlement in East London, is named
  2. ToynbeeArnold Joseph18891975MBritishHISTORY: historian his nephew, Arnold Joseph . 1889–1975, British historian. In his chief work, A Study of History (1934–61), he attempted to analyse the principles determining the rise and fall of civilizations
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Ikeda was a prolific writer, publishing a number of books on Buddhism, dialogues with intellectuals such as British historian Arnold Toynbee, and a 12-volume novel “Human Revolutionâ€.

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Toynbee, who has a wife and adult children, said he is used to being away from family.

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Whereas Polly Toynbee, Guardian journalist, said it was a symbol that sent all the wrong messages at a time when "social mobility is going backwards".

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For Benedict, the main concern was perhaps best summed up by the British historian Alfred J. Toynbee, whom Benedict often quoted: “Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.â€

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The historian Arnold Toynbee cited unchecked militarism as the fatal disease of empires, arguing that they ultimately commit suicide.

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