How Long to Read Dark Vanishings

How Long Does it Take to Read Dark Vanishings?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Dark Vanishings by Patrick Brantlinger

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

Description

Patrick Brantlinger here examines the commonly held nineteenth-century view that all "primitive" or "savage" races around the world were doomed sooner or later to extinction. Warlike propensities and presumed cannibalism were regarded as simultaneously noble and suicidal, accelerants of the downfall of other races after contact with white civilization. Brantlinger finds at the heart of this belief the stereotype of the self-exterminating savage, or the view that "savagery" is a sufficient explanation for the ultimate disappearance of "savages" from the grand theater of world history....

How long is Dark Vanishings?

Dark Vanishings by Patrick Brantlinger is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dark Vanishings Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Dark Vanishings aloud.

What Reading Level is Dark Vanishings?

Dark Vanishings 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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