How Long to Read From Slaves to Prisoners of War

How Long Does it Take to Read From Slaves to Prisoners of War?

It takes the average reader 4 hours to read From Slaves to Prisoners of War by Will Smiley

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

Description

The Ottoman-Russian wars of the eighteenth century reshaped the map of Eurasia and the Middle East, but they also birthed a novel concept - the prisoner of war. For centuries, hundreds of thousands of captives, civilians and soldiers alike, crossed the legal and social boundaries of these empires, destined for either ransom or enslavement. But in the eighteenth century, the Ottoman state and its Russian rival, through conflict and diplomacy, worked out a new system of regional international law. Ransom was abolished; soldiers became prisoners of war; and some slaves gained new paths to release, while others were left entirely unprotected. These rules delineated sovereignty, redefined individuals' relationships to states, and prioritized political identity over economic value. In the process, the Ottomans marked out a parallel, non-Western path toward elements of modern international law. Yet this was not a story of European imposition or imitation-the Ottomans acted for their own reasons, maintaining their commitment to Islamic law. For a time even European empires played by these rules, until they were subsumed into the codified global law of war in the late nineteenth century. This story offers new perspectives on the histories of the Ottoman and Russian Empires, of slavery, and of international law.

How long is From Slaves to Prisoners of War?

From Slaves to Prisoners of War by Will Smiley is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read From Slaves to Prisoners of War Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read From Slaves to Prisoners of War aloud.

What Reading Level is From Slaves to Prisoners of War?

From Slaves to Prisoners of War is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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