How Long to Read China

How Long Does it Take to Read China?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 50 minutes to read China by Henrietta Harrison

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

Description

Every rule invites an exception as proof of itself, and if nation states were invented as a result of the rise of nationalism as an ideology in the nineteenth century, China seems at first sight just such a handy exception. Pre-modern China already had the features of a nation state: a common language, culture and bureaucracy. What occurred, the argument runs, was not the invention of a nation but a transition between 'culturalism' (a sense of China as the centre of civilisation) and nationalism. This pioneering new study is a robust rebuttal of that view. Nationhood was invented for China in ways inflected by its experience of imperialism and colonialism but otherwise similar to those that occurred elsewhere. The early nineteenth century found Chinese people of all classes with a strong sense of identity focused around the state. During the course of the century, a series of military defeats created widespread awareness of the world of nation states. Elite modernising responses to this threat led to a division between popular nationalism and elite modern nationalism. At the centre of modern nationalism lay the political parties that had arisen in the early twentieth century and that by the 1920s had succeeded in dominating the processes through which the nation was being imagined and invented. The politicized nation they created then spread from the coastal cities to the rural interior through propaganda, Japanese invasion and the deep penetration of the post-1949 communist state.

How long is China?

China by Henrietta Harrison is 290 pages long, and a total of 72,500 words.

This makes it 98% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read China Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 36 minutes to read China aloud.

What Reading Level is China?

China 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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