The Shortest History of Democracy: 4,000 Years of Self-Government-A Retelling for Our Times: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shortest History of Democracy: 4,000 Years of Self-Government-A Retelling for Our Times runs 5.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Grant Cartwright (about 3.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 5.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.3 hours, it is shorter than 81% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Grant Cartwright
Grant Cartwright narrates 75 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 702 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
536 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 Shortest History of Democracy: 4,000 Years of Self-Government-A Retelling for Our Times is an audiobook by John Keane: a 5.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Grant Cartwright, released September 13, 2022, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Grant Cartwright
- Released
- September 13, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, World
- ISBN
- 9798765012468
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Shortest History of Democracy: 4,000 Years of Self-Government-A Retelling for Our Times as an audiobook?
The Shortest History of Democracy: 4,000 Years of Self-Government-A Retelling for Our Times runs 5.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.5 hours.
Is The Shortest History of Democracy: 4,000 Years of Self-Government-A Retelling for Our Times free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Shortest History of Democracy: 4,000 Years of Self-Government-A Retelling for Our Times?
The Shortest History of Democracy: 4,000 Years of Self-Government-A Retelling for Our Times is narrated by Grant Cartwright.