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How long does it take to read The Irony of Democracy?

an uncommon introduction to American politics

Thomas R. Dye, Harmon Zeigler

The Irony of Democracy by Thomas R. Dye, Harmon Zeigler takes about 8 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 8 hours 27 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 1970. 461 pages, about 126,775 words.

17 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 14 hours 5 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 8 hours 27 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 5 hours 17 minutes

The page count is the median across 26 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

Subjects: Politics and government, Elite (Social sciences), Cultural pluralism, Pluralism (Social sciences), Pluralisme (Philosophie), Élite (Sciences sociales)

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