The Work of Empire: War, Occupation, and the Making of American Colonialism in Cuba and the Philippines: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Work of Empire: War, Occupation, and the Making of American Colonialism in Cuba and the Philippines runs 15.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jim Seybert (about 10.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 15.3 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
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Jim Seybert narrates 136 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,146 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
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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 Work of Empire: War, Occupation, and the Making of American Colonialism in Cuba and the Philippines is an audiobook by Justin F. Jackson: a 15.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Seybert, released May 6, 2025, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jim Seybert
- Released
- May 6, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9798331974206
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Work of Empire: War, Occupation, and the Making of American Colonialism in Cuba and the Philippines as an audiobook?
The Work of Empire: War, Occupation, and the Making of American Colonialism in Cuba and the Philippines runs 15.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.2 hours.
Is The Work of Empire: War, Occupation, and the Making of American Colonialism in Cuba and the Philippines free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Work of Empire: War, Occupation, and the Making of American Colonialism in Cuba and the Philippines?
The Work of Empire: War, Occupation, and the Making of American Colonialism in Cuba and the Philippines is narrated by Jim Seybert.
Is The Work of Empire: War, Occupation, and the Making of American Colonialism in Cuba and the Philippines worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.2 hours, saving 5.1 hours.