How Long to Read The Sociology of the State

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

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 5 minutes to read The Sociology of the State by Bertrand Badie

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

Description

Too often we think of the modern political state as a universal institution, the inevitable product of History rather than a specific creation of a very particular history. Bertrand Badie and Pierre Birnbaum here persuasively argue that the origin of the state is a social fact, arising out of the peculiar sociohistorical context of Western Europe. Drawing on historical materials and bringing sociological insights to bear on a field long abandoned to jurists and political scientists, the authors lay the foundations for a strikingly original theory of the birth and subsequent diffusion of the state. The book opens with a review of the principal evolutionary theories concerning the origin of the institution proposed by such thinkers as Marx, Durkheim, and Weber. Rejecting these views, the authors set forward and defend their thesis that the state was an "invention" rather than a necessary consequence of any other process. Once invented, the state was disseminated outside its Western European birthplace either through imposition or imitation. The study concludes with concrete analyses of the differences in actual state institutions in France, Prussia, Great Britain, the United States, and Switzerland.

How long is The Sociology of the State?

The Sociology of the State by Bertrand Badie is 183 pages long, and a total of 46,299 words.

This makes it 62% the length of the average book. It also has 57% more words than the average book.

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

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 13 minutes to read The Sociology of the State aloud.

What Reading Level is The Sociology of the State?

The Sociology of the State is suitable for students ages 10 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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