How Long to Read After Progress : American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century

How Long Does it Take to Read After Progress : American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 46 minutes to read After Progress : American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century by Norman Birnbaum University Professor of the Social Sciences Georgetown University Law School

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

Description

The twentieth century witnessed a profound shift in both socialism and social reform. In the early 1900s, social reform seemed to offer a veritable religion of redemption, but by the century's end, while socialism remained a vibrant force in European society, a culture of extreme individualism and consumption all but squeezed the welfare state out of existence. Documenting this historic change, After Progress: European Socialism and American Social Reform in the 20th Century is the first truly comprehensive look at the course of social reform and Western politics after Communism, brilliantly explained by a major social thinker of our time. Norman Birnbaum traces in fascinating detail the forces that have shifted social concern over the course of a century, from the devastation of two world wars, to the post-war golden age of economic growth and democracy, to the ever-increasing dominance of the market. He makes sense of the historical trends that have created a climate in which politicians proclaim the arrival of a new historical epoch but rarely offer solutions to social problems that get beyond cost-benefit analyses. Birnbaum goes one step further and proposes a strategy for bringing the market back into balance with the social needs of the people. He advocates a reconsideration of the notion of work, urges that market forces be brought under political control, and stresses the need for education that teaches the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Both a sweeping historical survey and a sharp-edged commentary on current political posturing, After Progress examines the state of social reform past, present and future.

How long is After Progress : American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century?

After Progress : American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century by Norman Birnbaum University Professor of the Social Sciences Georgetown University Law School is 456 pages long, and a total of 116,736 words.

This makes it 154% the length of the average book. It also has 143% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read After Progress : American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 37 minutes to read After Progress : American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century aloud.

What Reading Level is After Progress : American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century?

After Progress : American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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