How Long to Read Getting an Heir

How Long Does it Take to Read Getting an Heir?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 55 minutes to read Getting an Heir by Ann Waltner

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

Description

The need for heirs in any traditional society is a compelling one. In traditional China, where inheritance and notions of filiality depended on the production of progeny, the need was nearly absolute. As Ann Waltner makes clear in this broadly researched study of adoption in the late Ming and early Ch'ing periods, the getting of an heir was a complex, even paradoxical undertaking. Although adoption involving persons of the same surname was the only arrangement ritually and legally sanctioned in Chinese society, adoption of persons of a different surname was a relatively common practice. Using...

How long is Getting an Heir?

Getting an Heir by Ann Waltner is 228 pages long, and a total of 58,824 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Getting an Heir Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 21 minutes to read Getting an Heir aloud.

What Reading Level is Getting an Heir?

Getting an Heir 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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