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Jonathan Dimbleby presents political debate and discussion from Fowey in Cornwall.
The 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.
5/6 Professor Arnold Toynbee considers the psychological effects of culture.
First broadcast: 14 Dec 1952
6/6 Professor Arnold Toynbee concludes by evaluating the historic Greco-Roman expansion.
Sun 21 Dec 1952 09:00 BBC Radio 4
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