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A Synthesis of History
Kohn, Hans | February 17, 1940 issue

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This article focuses on the book "A Study of History," by Arnold J. Toynbee. The last 150 years have been years of unparalleled progress in all fields. It may be safely assumed that progress in these 150 years has been greater than during all the preceding centuries. This is also true of our knowledge of history. Work in archives has widened our knowledge as immensely as did archaeology. Of the living generation of historians few if any are as qualified as Toynbee to undertake this task. He seems as familiar with civilizations long past or far removed in distance as he is firmly rooted in the traditions of Western civilization, and he builds his structure on the secure foundations of the Graeco-Roman heritage and of the Bible.

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STUDY of History, A (Book); TOYNBEE, Arnold J.; CIVILIZATION, Western; ARCHAEOLOGY; ARCHAEOLOGISTS; BOOKS
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