toynbee

Thân thiện

A historian reads a book about Toynbee's theories on civilizations.

Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • Arnold Toynbee: A 20th-century English historian renowned for his comprehensive analysis of the development and decline of civilizations throughout history. His work is characterized by the search for recurring patterns and cycles in historical processes.

Usage

• Proper noun:
  • In his lectures, the professor frequently referenced Toynbee's theories on societal collapse.
  • Toynbee's monumental work, "A Study of History," attempts to trace the life cycles of civilizations.

Advanced Usage

• "Toynbeean" (adjective): Pertaining to or characteristic of the historical theories of Arnold Toynbee.
  • The scholar presented a Toynbeean analysis of the empire's decline, focusing on its loss of creative vigor.

Variants and Related Words

• Toynbeean (adj): Of or relating to the historical methods or theories of Arnold Toynbee.

Synonyms

• Historian: A scholar who studies and writes about the past.
• Civilizational analyst: A thinker who examines the structures and patterns of entire civilizations.

Học thuật

Noun

1. English historian who studied the rise and fall of civilizations looking for cyclical patterns (1889-1975)

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