How Long to Read Calcutta Poor

How Long Does it Take to Read Calcutta Poor?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 23 minutes to read Calcutta Poor by Frederic C. Thomas

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

Description

Calcutta is notorious for its pavement dwellers, street children, and scavengers that have become a portrait of the worst sort of human degradation. In this illuminating critique, Thomas investigates the standard solutions - improved housing, increased job creation, and intervention of social services agencies - only to come to the conclusion that such initiatives have little effect on the inherent nature of the problem of poverty. Based on historical and anthropological findings, and the author's visits to the slums of Calcutta, what becomes clear is that even in the midst of great poverty, there is a nobility of character, a vitality of ethnic and cultural ties, and an energy that bring out inventiveness and ingenuity in the lives of the poor. If Calcutta's poverty is not to be an intractable problem, these internal forces must be awakened to generate solutions. Illustrated with stunning photographs, Thomas's reflections provide new insight into an age-old problem.

How long is Calcutta Poor?

Calcutta Poor by Frederic C. Thomas is 202 pages long, and a total of 50,904 words.

This makes it 68% the length of the average book. It also has 62% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Calcutta Poor Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 38 minutes to read Calcutta Poor aloud.

What Reading Level is Calcutta Poor?

Calcutta Poor 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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