How Long to Read War and Democracy

How Long Does it Take to Read War and Democracy?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read War and Democracy by Elizabeth Kier

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

Description

Challenging the conventional wisdom that mass mobilization warfare fosters democratic reform and expands economic, social, and political rights, War and Democracy reexamines the effects of war on domestic politics by focusing on how wartime states either negotiate with or coerce organized labor, policies that profoundly affect labor's beliefs and aspirations. Because labor unions frequently play a central role in advancing democracy and narrowing inequalities, their wartime interactions with the state can have significant consequences for postwar politics. Comparing Britain and Italy during and after World War I, Elizabeth Kier examines the different strategies each government used to mobilize labor for war and finds that total war did little to promote political, civil, or social rights in either country. Italian unions anticipated greater worker management and a "land to the peasants" program as a result of their wartime service; British labor believed its wartime sacrifices would be repaid with "homes for heroes" and the extension of social rights. But Italy's unjust and coercive policies radicalized Italian workers (prompting a fascist backlash) and Britain's just and conciliatory policies paradoxically undermined broader democratization in Britain. In critiquing the mainstream view that total war advances democracy, War and Democracy reveals how politics during war transforms societal actors who become crucial to postwar political settlements and the prospects for democratic reform.

How long is War and Democracy?

War and Democracy by Elizabeth Kier is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read War and Democracy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read War and Democracy aloud.

What Reading Level is War and Democracy?

War and Democracy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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