How Long to Read A Place in History

How Long Does it Take to Read A Place in History?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 30 minutes to read A Place in History by Michael Herzfeld

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Michael Herzfeld describes what happens when a bureaucracy charged with historic conservation clashes with a local populace hostile to the state and suspicious of tourism. Focusing on the Cretan town of Rethemnos, once a center of learning under Venetian rule and later inhabited by the Turks, he examines major questions confronting conservators and citizens as they negotiate the "ownership" of history: Who defines the past? To whom does the past belong? What is "traditional" and how is this determined? Exploring the meanings of the built environment for Rethemnos's inhabitants, Herzfeld finds...

How long is A Place in History?

A Place in History by Michael Herzfeld is 330 pages long, and a total of 82,500 words.

This makes it 111% the length of the average book. It also has 101% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Place in History Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 30 minutes to read A Place in History aloud.

What Reading Level is A Place in History?

A Place in History is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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