How Long to Read Envisioning America and the American Self

How Long Does it Take to Read Envisioning America and the American Self?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 9 minutes to read Envisioning America and the American Self by Scott Appelrouth

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

Description

This book explores the Democratic and Republican Party platforms from 1840 to 2016. As the only official, institutionally sanctioned document espousing the parties’ views on the state of the nation, the platforms present to the party faithful a diagnosis of what ails the country and the promise of possessing the necessary cure. In doing so, they offer more than a listing of specific issues in need of redress through legislative action, and moreover serve as a form of national storytelling through which political parties forge their vision of America and of what it means to be an American. Using topic modeling as an entry point into the documents, the author moves to consider more closely two related themes: those of how the platforms narrate the "American" self and individual freedom. With consideration of the extent to which the parties envision the self as an isolated economic actor or as an individual with a range of duties and obligations to a broader community, the spheres of action that they consider focal points for individual autonomy, and the extent to which they view liberty as freedom from restraint or freedom to act, this book sheds light on the historical trajectory of the growing fracture in American politics as well as the points of convergence across the two parties. Moreover, positing that behind their divisive rhetoric, both share a fundamental vision of what it means to be a "person," the author argues that perhaps their seemingly intractable differences are more a matter of degree than kind.

How long is Envisioning America and the American Self?

Envisioning America and the American Self by Scott Appelrouth is 126 pages long, and a total of 32,256 words.

This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 39% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Envisioning America and the American Self Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 56 minutes to read Envisioning America and the American Self aloud.

What Reading Level is Envisioning America and the American Self?

Envisioning America and the American Self 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.

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