How Long to Read The Romance of the State

How Long Does it Take to Read The Romance of the State?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 55 minutes to read The Romance of the State by Ashis Nandy

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

Description

The essays in this volume written as part of psychological biography of the Indian state, explore the scope, limits, and fate of some key concepts in the mainstream culture of politics that have come to structure Indias public life. These concepts constitute the dominant public ideology within the consciousness of the expanding middle classes in the country and they range from concrete concerns like secularism and development to more abstract ones such as dissent and history. The essays, mostly inquire into the culture of the Indian state, suggest tangentially the directions in which to move for a cultural and psychological biography of the state. The idea of a moderate state, which was of a state that was neither over-burdened with the responsibility of engineering all aspects of its citizens lives nor of seeking to extend the market and global capital into every corner of every society, was not unknown to all societies at all times. While such moderate states may not have been great successes and may not have survived, neither can the modern nation-state system claim to be the greatest success story of all times. The question of its survival as an arrangement of political communities, too, remains to be finally decided. The essays in this book explore the vicissitudes of the idea of the modern state under different cultural and psychological conditions.

How long is The Romance of the State?

The Romance of the State by Ashis Nandy is 228 pages long, and a total of 58,824 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Romance of the State Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 21 minutes to read The Romance of the State aloud.

What Reading Level is The Romance of the State?

The Romance of the State 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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