How Long to Read The Happy Burden of History

How Long Does it Take to Read The Happy Burden of History?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 24 minutes to read The Happy Burden of History by Andrew S. Bergerson

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

Description

Germans are often accused of failing to take responsibility for Nazi crimes, but what precisely should ordinary people do differently? Indeed, scholars have yet to outline viable alternatives for how any of us should respond to terror and genocide. And because of the way they compartmentalize everyday life, our discipline-bound analyses often disguise more than they illuminate. Written by a historian, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian, The Happy Burden of History takes an integrative approach to the problem of responsible selfhood. Exploring the lives and letters of ordinary and intellectual Germans who faced the ethical challenges of the Third Reich, it focuses on five typical tools for cultivating the modern self: myths, lies, non-conformity, irony, and modeling. The authors carefully dissect the ways in which ordinary and intellectual Germans excused their violent claims to mastery with a sense of ‘sovereign impunity.’ They then recuperate the same strategies of selfhood for our contemporary world, but in ways that are self-critical and humble. The book shows how viewing this problem from within everyday life can empower and encourage us to bear the burden of historical responsibility ‑ and be happy doing so.

How long is The Happy Burden of History?

The Happy Burden of History by Andrew S. Bergerson is 262 pages long, and a total of 66,024 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Happy Burden of History Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours to read The Happy Burden of History aloud.

What Reading Level is The Happy Burden of History?

The Happy Burden of History 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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