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Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide by Jonathan A. Rodden

Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide audiobook runs 10.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Mike Lenz (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.2listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 10.2 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day6 days
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What our data says

  • At 10.2 hours, it runs longer than 63% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide is an audiobook by Jonathan A. Rodden: a 10.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Mike Lenz, released July 7, 2020, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.2 hrs
Narrated by
Mike Lenz
Released
July 7, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
ISBN
9781705225769

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide audiobook?

Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide runs 10.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.

Is the Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide?

Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide is narrated by Mike Lenz.

Is Why Cities Lose: The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.