How Long to Read The Pursuit of Power

How Long Does it Take to Read The Pursuit of Power?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 5 minutes to read The Pursuit of Power by William H. McNeill

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

Description

In this magnificent synthesis of military, technological, and social history, William H. McNeill explores a whole millennium of human upheaval and traces the path by which we have arrived at the frightening dilemmas that now confront us. McNeill moves with equal mastery from the crossbow—banned by the Church in 1139 as too lethal for Christians to use against one another—to the nuclear missile, from the sociological consequences of drill in the seventeenth century to the emergence of the military-industrial complex in the twentieth. His central argument is that a commercial transformation of world society in the eleventh century caused military activity to respond increasingly to market forces as well as to the commands of rulers. Only in our own time, suggests McNeill, are command economies replacing the market control of large-scale human effort. The Pursuit of Power does not solve the problems of the present, but its discoveries, hypotheses, and sheer breadth of learning do offer a perspective on our current fears and, as McNeill hopes, "a ground for wiser action."

How long is The Pursuit of Power?

The Pursuit of Power by William H. McNeill is 416 pages long, and a total of 106,496 words.

This makes it 140% the length of the average book. It also has 130% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Pursuit of Power Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 41 minutes to read The Pursuit of Power aloud.

What Reading Level is The Pursuit of Power?

The Pursuit of Power 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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