How Long to Read Commissars, Commanders, and Civilian Authority

How Long Does it Take to Read Commissars, Commanders, and Civilian Authority?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read Commissars, Commanders, and Civilian Authority by Timothy J. Colton

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

Description

For six decade the Soviet system has been immune to military rebellion and takeover, which often characterizes modernizing countries. How can we explain the stability of Soviet military politics, asks Timothy Colton in his compelling interpretation of civil-military relations in the Soviet Union. Hitherto most western scholars have posited a basic dichotomy of interests between the Soviet army and the Communist party. They view the two institutions as conflictprone, with civilian supremacy depending primarily upon the party's control of officers through its organs within the military establishment. Colton challenges this thesis and argues that the military party organs have come to possess few of the attributes of an effective controlling device, and that the commissars and their heirs have operated as allies rather than adversaries of the military commanders. In explaining the extraordinary stability in army-party relations in terms of overlapping interests rather than controlling mechanisms, Colton offers a major case study and a new model to students of comparative military politics.

How long is Commissars, Commanders, and Civilian Authority?

Commissars, Commanders, and Civilian Authority by Timothy J. Colton is 400 pages long, and a total of 100,000 words.

This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Commissars, Commanders, and Civilian Authority Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 6 minutes to read Commissars, Commanders, and Civilian Authority aloud.

What Reading Level is Commissars, Commanders, and Civilian Authority?

Commissars, Commanders, and Civilian Authority is suitable for students ages 12 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.

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