How Long to Read Flavors of Empire

How Long Does it Take to Read Flavors of Empire?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Flavors of Empire by Mark Padoongpatt

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

Description

With a uniquely balanced combination of salty, sweet, sour, and spicy flavors, Thai food burst onto Los Angeles's culinary scene in the 1980s. Flavors of Empire examines the rise of Thai food and the way it shaped the racial and ethnic contours of Thai American identity and community. Full of vivid oral histories and new material from the archives, this book explores the factors that made foodways central to the Thai American experience. Starting with American Cold War intervention in Thailand, Mark Padoongpatt traces how informal empire allowed U.S. citizens to discover Thai cuisine abroad...

How long is Flavors of Empire?

Flavors of Empire by Mark Padoongpatt 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 Flavors of Empire Aloud?

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

What Reading Level is Flavors of Empire?

Flavors of Empire 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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