How Long to Read Emperor and Ancestor

How Long Does it Take to Read Emperor and Ancestor?

It takes the average reader 8 hours to read Emperor and Ancestor by David Faure

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

Description

This book summarizes twenty years of the author's work in historical anthropology and documents his argument that in China, ritual provided the social glue that law provided in the West. The book offers a readable history of the special lineage institutions for which south China has been noted and argues that these institutions fostered the mechanisms that enabled south China to be absorbed into the imperial Chinese state—first, by introducing rituals that were acceptable to the state, and second, by providing mechanisms that made group ownership of property feasible and hence made it...

How long is Emperor and Ancestor?

Emperor and Ancestor by David Faure is 480 pages long, and a total of 120,000 words.

This makes it 162% the length of the average book. It also has 147% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Emperor and Ancestor Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 55 minutes to read Emperor and Ancestor aloud.

What Reading Level is Emperor and Ancestor?

Emperor and Ancestor 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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