How Long to Read Al Qaeda and What It Means to be Modern

How Long Does it Take to Read Al Qaeda and What It Means to be Modern?

It takes the average reader 2 hours to read Al Qaeda and What It Means to be Modern by John Gray

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

Description

'The suicide warriors who attacked Washington and New York on September 11th, 2001, did more than kill thousands of civilians and demolish the World Trade Center. They destroyed the West's ruling myth.' So John Gray begins this short, powerful book on the belief that has dominated our minds for a century and a half - the idea that we are all, more or less, becoming modern and that as we become modern we will become more alike, and at the same time more familiar and more reasonable. Nothing could be further from the truth, Gray argues. Al Qaeda is a product of modernity and of globalisation, and it will not be the last group to use the products of the modern world in its own monstrous way. Gray pulls up by the roots the myth that the human condition can be remade by science and progress or political engineering. He describes with mordant irony the rise of Positivists, the strange sect that put science and technology at the centre of the cult and developed a religion of humanity. Through their influence on economists, politicians and biologists, they still powerfully affect the way we think. Gray looks at the various attempts to remake humanity, from the Bolshevik and Nazi disasters to the utopian experiments of modern radical Islam and the dreams of the prophets of globalisation. And he gives a scathing account of the real sources of conflict in the world, of American power and its illusions, and of the ways in which cultures will resist the reshaping we might wish on them.

How long is Al Qaeda and What It Means to be Modern?

Al Qaeda and What It Means to be Modern by John Gray is 117 pages long, and a total of 30,069 words.

This makes it 39% the length of the average book. It also has 37% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Al Qaeda and What It Means to be Modern Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 44 minutes to read Al Qaeda and What It Means to be Modern aloud.

What Reading Level is Al Qaeda and What It Means to be Modern?

Al Qaeda and What It Means to be Modern is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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