It takes the average reader 6 hours and 35 minutes to read Melville J. Herskovits and the Racial Politics of Knowledge by Jerry Gershenhorn
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Melville J. Herskovits and the Racial Politics of Knowledgeis the first full-scale biography of the trailblazing anthropologist of African and African American cultures. Born into a world of racial hierarchy, Melville J. Herskovits (1895?1963) employed physical anthropology and ethnography to undermine racist and hierarchical ways of thinking about humanity and to underscore the value of cultural diversity. His research in West Africa, the West Indies, and South America documented the far-reaching influence of African cultures in the Americas. He founded the first major interdisciplinary...
Melville J. Herskovits and the Racial Politics of Knowledge by Jerry Gershenhorn is 386 pages long, and a total of 98,816 words.
This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 121% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 59 minutes to read Melville J. Herskovits and the Racial Politics of Knowledge aloud.
Melville J. Herskovits and the Racial Politics of Knowledge is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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