How Long to Read Hard Bargaining in Sumatra

How Long Does it Take to Read Hard Bargaining in Sumatra?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 13 minutes to read Hard Bargaining in Sumatra by Andrew Causey

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

Description

Hard Bargaining in Sumatra is an artfully written and penetrating examination of interactions between Western travelers and Toba Batak wood carvers in the souvenir marketplaces of Samosir Island, North Sumatra. Toba Batak carvings, ranging from simple human figures of wood to elaborately engraved water buffalo horns, are described in tourist guidebooks and by Toba Batak vendors alike as "traditional" and "antique," despite many recent changes and inventions in form. This pathbreaking work investigates how notions of place and self are constructed by the travelers and the Bataks in the context of ethnic tourism. The author proposes that these interactions be understood in light of Louis Marin's concept of utopics, suggesting that tourist venues such as hotels and marketplaces are neutral spaces where both locals and visitors can act out behaviors that would ordinarily be constrained by their respective cultures. The transformation of Toba Batak woodcarving is one result of such marketplace interactions. The Western tourist's desire for traditional art has encouraged Batak carvers to continue to make objects based on forms developed by their animist predecessors, the majority of whom converted to Christianity at the turn of the century. Toba Batak carving style, however, is far from static; artisans create innovative pieces that they frame within the same historically legitimizing narratives used for "traditional" objects.

How long is Hard Bargaining in Sumatra?

Hard Bargaining in Sumatra by Andrew Causey is 306 pages long, and a total of 78,336 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Hard Bargaining in Sumatra Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 8 minutes to read Hard Bargaining in Sumatra aloud.

What Reading Level is Hard Bargaining in Sumatra?

Hard Bargaining in Sumatra is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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