Turkey: A Past and a Future

Arnold Joseph Toynbee

Standard Publications, Incorporated, 2009 - History - 66 pages

Arnold Joseph Toynbee (1889 -1975) was a British historian. Toynbee worked for the Political Intelligence Department of the British Foreign Office during World War I and served as a delegate to the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. Toynbee presents history as the rise and fall of civilizations, rather than the history of nations or of ethnic groups. Turkey: A Past and a Future was written in 1917. This is an excellent reference book for anyone interested in Turkish history.

About the author

Arnold J. Toynbee was born in London, England on April 14, 1889. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and studied briefly at the British School at Athens. He served in the British foreign office during both world wars and was a delegate to the 1919 Paris Peace Congress. From 1925 to 1955, he held the position of director of studies at the Royal Institute of International Affairs and was professor of history at the University of London during approximately the same time. His publications include The Western Question in Greece and Turkey, Civilization on Trial, East to West: A Journey round the World, the 12-volume A Study of History, and Hellenism: The History of a Civilization. He died on October 22, 1975.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Turkey: A Past and a Future
• Author: Arnold Joseph Toynbee
• Publisher: Standard Publications, Incorporated, 2009
• ISBN: 1438532768, 9781438532769
• Length: 66 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / General; History / Middle East / General; History / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire; History / World