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The Reith Lectures: Arnold Toynbee - The World and the West: The Psychology of Encounters

1952: Arnold Toynbee - The World and the West

14/12/1952

The Psychology of Encounters

Arnold Toynbee - The World and the West

BBC Radio 4 - The Reith Lectures, Arnold Toynbee - The World and the West, The Psychology of Encounters

Professor Arnold Toynbee considers the psychological effects of culture. 

British historian Arnold J Toynbee considers the psychological effects of culture in his fifth Reith lecture.

This year's Reith Lecturer is British historian Arnold J Toynbee. The former Director of Studies at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, he is currently the Koraes Professor of History at London University. He considers how Europe interacts with other countries in his Reith Lecture series entitled 'The World and the West'.

In his fifth lecture entitled 'The Psychology of Encounters', Professor Toynbee examines ways in which countries respond to new cultures. He argues that the most important differences are invariably rejected, but that minor "culture strands" are often allowed to flourish, thus creating a patchwork of cultural identities. 

The Reith Lectures: Arnold Toynbee - The World and the West

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The historian Arnold Toynbee considers how non-westerners view the western world.

Historian Professor Arnold Toynbee examines the history of and reasons for the current hostility between east and west, and considers how non-westerners view the western world.

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