The Invention of Scarcity: Malthus and the Margins of History: Audiobook
Part of Yale Agrarian Studies
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Invention of Scarcity: Malthus and the Margins of History runs 8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Suzanne Toren (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8 hours, it is shorter than 51% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Suzanne Toren
Suzanne Toren narrates 399 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,287 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,818 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Invention of Scarcity: Malthus and the Margins of History is an audiobook by Deborah Valenze: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by Suzanne Toren, released June 27, 2023, on the Social Science and Economics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Suzanne Toren
- Released
- June 27, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Economics, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- Series
- Yale Agrarian Studies
- ISBN
- 9798350840803
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Invention of Scarcity: Malthus and the Margins of History as an audiobook?
The Invention of Scarcity: Malthus and the Margins of History runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.
Is The Invention of Scarcity: Malthus and the Margins of History free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Invention of Scarcity: Malthus and the Margins of History?
The Invention of Scarcity: Malthus and the Margins of History is narrated by Suzanne Toren.