It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read Envisioning Africa by Peter Edgerly Firchow
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
For one hundred years, Heart of Darkness has been among the most widely read and taught novels in the English language. Hailed as an incisive indictment of European imperialism in Africa upon its publication in 1899, more recently it has been repeatedly denounced as racist and imperialist. Peter Firchow counters these claims, and his carefully argued response allows the charges of Conrad's alleged bias to be evaluated as objectively as possible. He begins by contrasting the meanings of race, racism, and imperialism in Conrad's day to those of our own time. Firchow then argues that Heart of...
Envisioning Africa by Peter Edgerly Firchow is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.
This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read Envisioning Africa aloud.
Envisioning Africa is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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