How Long to Read Culture: The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop

How Long Does it Take to Read Culture: The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read Culture: The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop by Martin Puchner

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

Description

In Culture, acclaimed author, professor, and public intellectual Martin Puchner takes us on a breakneck tour through pivotal moments in world history, providing a global introduction to the arts and humanities in one engaging volume. What good are the arts? Why should we care about the past? For millennia, humanity has sought to understand and transmit to future generations not just the “know-how” of life, but the “know-why”—the meaning and purpose of our existence, as expressed in art, architecture, religion, and philosophy. This crucial passing down of knowledge has required the radical integration of insights from the past and from other cultures. In Culture, acclaimed author, professor, and public intellectual Martin Puchner takes us on a breakneck tour through pivotal moments in world history, providing a global introduction to the arts and humanities in one engaging volume. From Nefertiti’s lost city to the plays of Wole Soyinka; from the theaters of ancient Greece to Chinese travel journals to Arab and Aztec libraries; from a South Asian statuette found at Pompeii to a time capsule left behind on the Moon, Puchner tells the gripping story of human achievement through our collective losses and rediscoveries, power plays and heroic journeys, innovations, imitations, and appropriations. More than a work of history, Culture is an archive of humanity’s most monumental junctures and a guidebook for the future of us humans as a creative species. Witty, erudite, and full of wonder, Puchner argues that the humanities are (and always have been) essential to the transmission of knowledge that drives the efforts of human civilization.

How long is Culture: The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop?

Culture: The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop by Martin Puchner is 342 pages long, and a total of 86,184 words.

This makes it 115% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Culture: The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read Culture: The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop aloud.

What Reading Level is Culture: The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop?

Culture: The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop 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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