How Long to Read Radiant Illusion?

How Long Does it Take to Read Radiant Illusion??

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 12 minutes to read Radiant Illusion? by Nicholas Deakin

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

Description

The story of young middle class people who joined the British Communist Party (CPGB) in the 1930s has too often been seen through the distorting prism of cold war values. This book presents a more balanced picture of their beliefs and actions, one in which these 1930s recruits emerge as intelligent and sensitive people, well aware of the implications of the decisions that they took in the highly stressful political circumstances of the times. Hindsight shows that some of their judgments were wrong. But their errors should not be allowed to devalue the genuine idealism that motivated them at the time - and subsequently. Readers will form their own conclusions about a topic which, even after eighty years, remains controversial. This book draws on archives, family papers and personal memories, including individual case studies, which were presented at public lectures and seminars at Gresham College London in 2013 and 2014 (see www.gresham.ac.uk). With an introduction by Roderick Floud, the eight essays analyse in detail why young people were drawn to the Communist Party and what happened after they joined. Nicholas Deakin and Kevin Morgan write about the political context and why, after a long period as a defiantly proletarian party, the CPGB actively welcomed middle-class recruits. Geoff Andrews presents a detailed portrait of James Klugmann, a key player in Cambridge. And Jane Bernal, Phil Cohen, Norma Cohen, Hamish MacGibbon and Elizabeth Dolan, descendants of these 1930s recruits, present case studies of their parents and other relatives. The book also includes summaries of the Gresham discussions, in which Peter Hennessy, Juliet Gardiner and Denis Healey participated.

How long is Radiant Illusion??

Radiant Illusion? by Nicholas Deakin is 187 pages long, and a total of 48,059 words.

This makes it 63% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Radiant Illusion? Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Radiant Illusion? aloud.

What Reading Level is Radiant Illusion??

Radiant Illusion? 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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