The Rise and Fall of Communism: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rise and Fall of Communism runs 31.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Langton (about 21.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 31.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 64 days |
| 1 hour / day | 32 days |
| 2 hours / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 22 days |
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What our data says
- At 31.6 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James Langton
James Langton narrates 300 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,036 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
69 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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 Rise and Fall of Communism is an audiobook by Archie Brown: a 31.6-hour unabridged recording, read by James Langton, released August 25, 2020, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 31.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Langton
- Released
- August 25, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, World
- ISBN
- 9780593340929
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Rise and Fall of Communism as an audiobook?
The Rise and Fall of Communism runs 31.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 21.1 hours.
Is The Rise and Fall of Communism free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Rise and Fall of Communism?
The Rise and Fall of Communism is narrated by James Langton.
Is The Rise and Fall of Communism worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 21.1 hours, saving 10.5 hours.