How Long to Read Dangerous Pleasures

How Long Does it Take to Read Dangerous Pleasures?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 58 minutes to read Dangerous Pleasures by Gail Hershatter

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

Description

This pioneering work examines prostitution in Shanghai from the late nineteenth century to the present. Drawn mostly from the daughters and wives of the working poor and declassé elites, prostitutes in Shanghai were near the bottom of class and gender hierarchies. Yet they were central figures in Shanghai urban life, entering the historical record whenever others wanted to appreciate, castigate, count, regulate, cure, pathologize, warn about, rescue, eliminate, or deploy them as a symbol in a larger social panorama. Over the past century, prostitution has been understood in many ways: as a...

How long is Dangerous Pleasures?

Dangerous Pleasures by Gail Hershatter is 638 pages long, and a total of 164,604 words.

This makes it 215% the length of the average book. It also has 201% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dangerous Pleasures Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 59 minutes to read Dangerous Pleasures aloud.

What Reading Level is Dangerous Pleasures?

Dangerous Pleasures 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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