Can Democracy Work?: A Short History of a Radical Idea, from Ancient Athens to Our World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Can Democracy Work?: A Short History of a Radical Idea, from Ancient Athens to Our World audiobook runs 9.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Robert Petkoff (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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What our data says
- At 9.6 hours, it runs longer than 57% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Robert Petkoff
Robert Petkoff narrates 385 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,502 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
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About this listen
Can Democracy Work?: A Short History of a Radical Idea, from Ancient Athens to Our World is an audiobook by James Miller: a 9.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Petkoff, released September 18, 2018, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Robert Petkoff
- Released
- September 18, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, World, Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781984841803
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How long is the Can Democracy Work?: A Short History of a Radical Idea, from Ancient Athens to Our World audiobook?
Can Democracy Work?: A Short History of a Radical Idea, from Ancient Athens to Our World runs 9.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.
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Who narrates Can Democracy Work?: A Short History of a Radical Idea, from Ancient Athens to Our World?
Can Democracy Work?: A Short History of a Radical Idea, from Ancient Athens to Our World is narrated by Robert Petkoff.