How Long to Read The Salvadoran Crucible

How Long Does it Take to Read The Salvadoran Crucible?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 30 minutes to read The Salvadoran Crucible by Brian D'Haeseleer

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

Description

In 1979, with El Salvador growing ever more unstable and ripe for revolution, the United States undertook a counterinsurgency intervention that over the following decade would become Washington’s largest nation-building effort since Vietnam. In 2003, policymakers looked to this “successful” undertaking as a model for US intervention in Iraq. In fact, Brian D’Haeseleer argues in The Salvadoran Crucible, the US counterinsurgency in El Salvador produced no more than a stalemate, and in the process inflicted tremendous suffering on Salvadorans for a limited amount of foreign policy gains. D’Haeseleer’s book is a deeply informed, dispassionate account of how the Salvadoran venture took shape, what it actually accomplished, and what lessons it holds. A historical analysis of the origins of US counterinsurgency policy provides context for understanding how precedents informed US intervention in El Salvador. What follows is a detailed, in-depth view of how the counterinsurgency unfolded—the nature, logic, and effectiveness of the policies, initiatives, and operations promoted by American strategists. D’Haeseleer’s account disputes the “success” narrative by showing that El Salvador’s achievements, mainly the spread of democracy, occurred as a result not of the American intervention but of the insurgents’ war against the state. Most significantly, The Salvadoran Crucible contends that the reforms enacted during the war failed to address the underlying causes of the conflict, which today continue to reverberate in El Salvador. The book thus suggests a reassessment of the history of American counterinsurgency, and a course-correction for the future.

How long is The Salvadoran Crucible?

The Salvadoran Crucible by Brian D'Haeseleer is 270 pages long, and a total of 67,500 words.

This makes it 91% the length of the average book. It also has 82% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Salvadoran Crucible Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 8 minutes to read The Salvadoran Crucible aloud.

What Reading Level is The Salvadoran Crucible?

The Salvadoran Crucible 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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