How Long to Read Focus: Music, Nationalism, and the Making of the New Europe

How Long Does it Take to Read Focus: Music, Nationalism, and the Making of the New Europe?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 2 minutes to read Focus: Music, Nationalism, and the Making of the New Europe by Philip V. Bohlman

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

Description

Two decades after the fall of communism in Eastern Europe and one decade into the twenty-first century, European music remains one of the most powerful forces for shaping nationalism. Using intensive fieldwork throughout Europe -- from participation in alpine foot pilgrimages to studies of the grandest music spectacle anywhere in the world, the Eurovision Song Contest -- Philip V. Bohlman reveals the ways in which music and nationalism intersect in the shaping of the New Europe. Focus: Music, Nationalism, and the Making of the New Europe begins with the emergence of the European nation-state in the Middle Ages and extends across long periods during which Europe’s nations used music to compete for land and language, and to expand the colonial reach of Europe to the entire world. Bohlman contrasts the "national" and the "nationalist" in music, examining the ways in which their impact on society can be positive and negative -- beneficial for European cultural policy and dangerous in times when many European borders are more fragile than ever. The New Europe of the twenty-first century is more varied, more complex, and more politically volatile than ever, and its music resonates fully with these transformations.

How long is Focus: Music, Nationalism, and the Making of the New Europe?

Focus: Music, Nationalism, and the Making of the New Europe by Philip V. Bohlman is 534 pages long, and a total of 135,636 words.

This makes it 180% the length of the average book. It also has 166% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Focus: Music, Nationalism, and the Making of the New Europe Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 21 minutes to read Focus: Music, Nationalism, and the Making of the New Europe aloud.

What Reading Level is Focus: Music, Nationalism, and the Making of the New Europe?

Focus: Music, Nationalism, and the Making of the New Europe is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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