How Long to Read Kongo: Power and Majesty

How Long Does it Take to Read Kongo: Power and Majesty?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 14 minutes to read Kongo: Power and Majesty by Alisa LaGamma

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

Description

A fascinating account of the effects of turbulent history on one of Africa’s most storied kingdoms, Kongo: Power and Majesty presents over 170 works of art from the Kingdom of Kongo (an area that includes present-day Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Angola). The book covers 400 years of Kongolese culture, from the fifteenth century, when Portuguese, Dutch, and Italian merchants and missionaries brought Christianity to the region, to the nineteenth, when engagement with Europe had turned to colonial incursion and the kingdom dissolved under the pressures of displacement, civil war, and the devastation of the slave trade. The works of art—which range from depictions of European iconography rendered in powerful, indigenous forms to fearsome minkondi, or power figures—serve as an assertion of enduring majesty in the face of upheaval, and richly illustrate the book’s powerful thesis.

How long is Kongo: Power and Majesty?

Kongo: Power and Majesty by Alisa LaGamma is 312 pages long, and a total of 78,624 words.

This makes it 105% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Kongo: Power and Majesty Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 9 minutes to read Kongo: Power and Majesty aloud.

What Reading Level is Kongo: Power and Majesty?

Kongo: Power and Majesty 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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