How Long to Read 21st-Century Dictatorships

How Long Does it Take to Read 21st-Century Dictatorships?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 32 minutes to read 21st-Century Dictatorships by Osvaldo Hurtado

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Latin America has been perceived as a region prone to dictatorships. Arguably, though, this is a rather dated perception, as the vast majority of Latin American countries nowadays enjoy political systems that embrace democratic institutions. There is, however, a small group of countries, the so-called "21st-century socialist" countries, where democratic institutions continue to have nominal existence while the rights and freedoms of their citizens are restricted. In his new book, Osvaldo Hurtado shines a bright light on the differences between 21st-century dictatorships and the familiar military despotisms of the past. Hurtado correctly points out that under these new dictatorships attacks against democracy and its institutions are perpetrated by democratically elected presidents who shield themselves behind their popular origins to justify their disregard for the rule of law. 21st-century dictatorships manipulate democratic institutions so as to bring about autocratic governments that do not fit the principles set forth in the Inter-American Democratic Charter unanimously signed by all countries of the Americas. The author succeeds admirably in analyzing these new-fangled dictatorships currently in power in Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Venezuela. He does so by drawing on his dual and considerable experience as a former president and an academic. Given the authoritarian challenge facing Latin American democracies, the Inter-American Institute for Democracy has deemed it absolutely necessary to make 21st -Century Dictatorships: The Ecuadorian Case available to the English-speaking world.

How long is 21st-Century Dictatorships?

21st-Century Dictatorships by Osvaldo Hurtado is 266 pages long, and a total of 68,096 words.

This makes it 90% the length of the average book. It also has 83% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read 21st-Century Dictatorships Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 12 minutes to read 21st-Century Dictatorships aloud.

What Reading Level is 21st-Century Dictatorships?

21st-Century Dictatorships is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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