How Long to Read Farmers and the State in Colonial Kano

How Long Does it Take to Read Farmers and the State in Colonial Kano?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 40 minutes to read Farmers and the State in Colonial Kano by Steven Pierce

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

Description

In Farmers and the State in Colonial Kano, Steven Pierce examines issues surrounding the colonial state and the distribution of state power in northern Nigeria. Here, Pierce deconstructs the colonial state and offers a unique reading of land tenure that challenges earlier views of the role of indirect rule. According to Pierce, land tenure was the means the colonial government used to rule the local population and extract taxes from them, but it was also a political logic with a fundamental flaw and a Western bias. In Pierce's view, colonial representations of land tenure claimed to reflect precolonial systems of rule, but instead, fundamentally misrepresented farmers' experience. He maintains that this misrepresentation created a paradox at the core of the colonial state which persists into the present and helps to explain contemporary problems in African states. In this sweeping and eloquent account of African history, readers will find an extended genealogy of land law and taxation as well as rich material on the power of indigenous knowledge and the persistence of colonial systems of rule.

How long is Farmers and the State in Colonial Kano?

Farmers and the State in Colonial Kano by Steven Pierce is 280 pages long, and a total of 70,000 words.

This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Farmers and the State in Colonial Kano Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 22 minutes to read Farmers and the State in Colonial Kano aloud.

What Reading Level is Farmers and the State in Colonial Kano?

Farmers and the State in Colonial Kano 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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