How Long to Read The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 51 minutes to read The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by Riley Quinn

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

Description

Paul Kennedy owes a great deal to the editor who persuaded him to add a final chapter to this study of the factors that contributed to the rise and fall of European powers since the age of Spain’s Philip II. This tailpiece indulged in what was, for an historian, a most unusual activity: it looked into the future. Pondering whether the United States would ultimately suffer the same decline as every imperium that preceded it, it was this chapter that made The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers a dinner party talking point in Washington government circles. In so doing, it elevated Kennedy to the ranks of public intellectuals whose opinions were canvassed on matters of state policy. From a strictly academic point of view, the virtues of Kennedy's work lie elsewhere, and specifically in his flair for asking the sort of productive questions that characterize a great problem-solver. Kennedy's work is an example of an increasingly rare genre – a work of comparative history that transcends the narrow confines of state– and era–specific studies to identify the common factors that underpin the successes and failures of highly disparate states. Kennedy's prime contribution is the now-famous concept of ‘imperial overstretch,’ the idea that empires fall largely because the military commitments they acquire during the period of their rise ultimately become too much to sustain once they lose the economic competitive edge that had projected them to dominance in the first place. Earlier historians may have glimpsed this central truth, and even applied it in studies of specific polities, but it took a problem-solver of Kennedy's ability to extend the analysis convincingly across half a millennium.

How long is The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers?

The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by Riley Quinn is 108 pages long, and a total of 27,864 words.

This makes it 36% the length of the average book. It also has 34% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 32 minutes to read The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers aloud.

What Reading Level is The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers?

The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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