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

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The World and the West: Islam

Arnold Toynbee - The World and the West

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Professor Arnold J Toynbee considers the impacts of Westernization on Islamic countries.

British historian Arnold J Toynbee considers the impacts of Westernization on Islamic countries, in his second 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 second lecture entitled 'Islam', Professor Toynbee considers the relationship between Islamic countries and the West. He analyses the strength of traditional Islamic politics in relation to the westernising reforms in Turkey, and argues that Western political ideology can hinder as well as help a country. 

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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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