How Long to Read Managing Political Change

How Long Does it Take to Read Managing Political Change?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 43 minutes to read Managing Political Change by Irene L. Gendzier

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

Description

For nearly three decades, policymakers and students have been concerned with Third World societies in transition. Conventional interpretations of political change, formalized in studies of political development, have dominated approaches to analyzing such changes. Yet, argues the author, these interpretations have been justly criticized as bankrupt and irrelevant to Third World realities. Why are they reproduced? How can one explain the belief that these approaches remain viable? These are some of the questions addressed in this wideranging review of the literature of political development and the paradigms that have guided analysis of political change over the past thirty years. Examining how political development theories are rooted in U.S. foreign policy, domestic political trends, and changes in postwar political science, Dr. Gendzier grounds the traditional approach to political development in recent history and politics. Her analysis raises questions about how development doctrine is related to foreign policy, as well as noting development theory's debt to cold war ideology and revisionist theories of liberal democracy. Dr. Gendzier's interpretation sheds light on the reasons for the current theoretical bias that favors approaching politics in terms of psychology and culture—an approach that, she states, has had devastating effects on our understanding of politics.

How long is Managing Political Change?

Managing Political Change by Irene L. Gendzier is 217 pages long, and a total of 55,769 words.

This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Managing Political Change Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 4 minutes to read Managing Political Change aloud.

What Reading Level is Managing Political Change?

Managing Political Change is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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