A Study of History: Volume II: Abridgement of Volumes VII-X Paperback – Abridged, 24 March 1988

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Toynbee pioneered the discipline of long cycles in history and politics, which was followed-up by other scholars like Modelski, who wrote Long Cycles in World Politics.It provides significant insight and structure to understanding the haze of historic events which ordinary books on history just documents without any meaningful interpretation.

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Perfect follow up to the first edition, for the full picture read both.

Yes, Toynbee's point of view is a bit archaic. Yes, there are more detailed, more comprehensive studies of history done since his work. And, yes, even the abridgment is heavy reading. But the overview of civilizational development and decline done by Toynbee is unmatched anywhere. The second volume of the abridgment, written 60 years ago and describing civilizations going back thousands of years, is full of glaringly obvious parallels and invaluable insights into what is happening in the world today. Get both volumes of this superb work.

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