How Long to Read The Propaganda of Freedom

How Long Does it Take to Read The Propaganda of Freedom?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 24 minutes to read The Propaganda of Freedom by Joseph Horowitz

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

Description

The perils of equating notions of freedom with artistic vitality Eloquently extolled by President John F. Kennedy, the idea that only artists in free societies can produce great art became a bedrock assumption of the Cold War. That this conviction defied centuries of historical evidence--to say nothing of achievements within the Soviet Union--failed to impact impregnable cultural Cold War doctrine. Joseph Horowitz writes: “That so many fine minds could have cheapened freedom by over-praising it, turning it into a reductionist propaganda mantra, is one measure of the intellectual cost of the Cold War.” He shows how the efforts of the CIA-funded Congress for Cultural Freedom were distorted by an anti-totalitarian “psychology of exile” traceable to its secretary general, the displaced Russian aristocrat/composer Nicolas Nabokov, and to Nabokov’s hero Igor Stravinsky. In counterpoint, Horowitz investigates personal, social, and political factors that actually shape the creative act. He here focuses on Stravinsky, who in Los Angeles experienced a “freedom not to matter,” and Dmitri Shostakovich, who was both victim and beneficiary of Soviet cultural policies. He also takes a fresh look at cultural exchange and explores paradoxical similarities and differences framing the popularization of classical music in the Soviet Union and the United States. In closing, he assesses the Kennedy administration’s arts advocacy initiatives and their pertinence to today’s fraught American national identity. Challenging long-entrenched myths, The Propaganda of Freedom newly explores the tangled relationship between the ideology of freedom and ideals of cultural achievement.

How long is The Propaganda of Freedom?

The Propaganda of Freedom by Joseph Horowitz is 198 pages long, and a total of 51,084 words.

This makes it 67% the length of the average book. It also has 62% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Propaganda of Freedom Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 39 minutes to read The Propaganda of Freedom aloud.

What Reading Level is The Propaganda of Freedom?

The Propaganda of Freedom 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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