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)