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When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson

When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America audiobook runs 8.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Jonathan Yen (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.4listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

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  • At 8.4 hours, it is shorter than 58% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America is an audiobook by Ira Katznelson: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Yen, released August 16, 2016, on the The Americas shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.4 hrs
Narrated by
Jonathan Yen
Released
August 16, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas
ISBN
9781515978442

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How long is the When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America audiobook?

When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.

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Who narrates When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America?

When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America is narrated by Jonathan Yen.