How long does it take to read German History, 1770-1866?
James J. Sheehan
German History, 1770-1866 by James J. Sheehan takes about 17 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 17 hours 46 minutes
A long haul
First published 1989. 969 pages, about 266,475 words.
36 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 29 hours 37 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 17 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 11 hours 6 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This volume in the Oxford History of Modern Europe is a comprehensive study of German history from 1770 to 1866. It examines the manner in which the development of bureaucratic and participatory institutions changed the character and capacities of governments throughout German Europe; the economic expansion in which the productivity of both agriculture and manufacturing increased, commercial activity intensified, and urban growth was encouraged; and the rising culture of print, which sustained new developments in literature, philosophy, and scholarship, and helped transform the rules and procedures of everyday life. These developments, it is argued, led to an erosion of the traditional values and institutions, and played an important part in the transformation of German politics, society, and culture. Rather than viewing the development of a Prussian-led Nation State as "natural" or inevitable, the book emphasizes alternative forces of unity and division which existed up until the Austro-Prussian War of 1866.
Subjects: Liberalism, Germany, History, Conservatism, Politics and government, Intellectual life
