How Long to Read Competition in the Promised Land

By Leah Platt Boustan

How Long Does it Take to Read Competition in the Promised Land?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 41 minutes to read Competition in the Promised Land by Leah Platt Boustan

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

Description

From 1940 to 1970, nearly four million black migrants left the American rural South to settle in the industrial cities of the North and West. Competition in the Promised Land provides a comprehensive account of the long-lasting effects of the influx of black workers on labor markets and urban space in receiving areas. Traditionally, the Great Black Migration has been lauded as a path to general black economic progress. Leah Boustan challenges this view, arguing instead that the migration produced winners and losers within the black community. Boustan shows that migrants themselves gained...

How long is Competition in the Promised Land?

Competition in the Promised Land by Leah Platt Boustan is 216 pages long, and a total of 55,296 words.

This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Competition in the Promised Land Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 2 minutes to read Competition in the Promised Land aloud.

What Reading Level is Competition in the Promised Land?

Competition in the Promised Land 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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