How Long to Read Old and New World Highland Bagpiping

How Long Does it Take to Read Old and New World Highland Bagpiping?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 46 minutes to read Old and New World Highland Bagpiping by John G. Gibson

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

Description

The work is the result of over thirty years of oral fieldwork among the last Gaels in Cape Breton, for whom piping fit unself-consciously into community life, as well as an exhaustive synthesis of Scottish archival and secondary sources. Reflecting the invaluable memories of now-deceased new world Gaelic lore-bearers, John Gibson shows that traditional community piping in both the old and new world Gàihealtachlan was, and for a long time remained, the same, exposing the distortions introduced by the tendency to interpret the written record from the perspective of modern, post-eighteenth-century bagpiping. Following up the argument in his previous book, Traditional Gaelic Bagpiping, 1745-1945, Gibson traces the shift from tradition to modernism in the old world through detailed genealogies, focusing on how the social function of the Scottish piper changed and step-dance piping progressively disappeared. Old and New World Highland Bagpiping will stir controversy and debate in the piping world while providing reminders of the value of oral history and the importance of describing cultural phenomena with great care and detail.

How long is Old and New World Highland Bagpiping?

Old and New World Highland Bagpiping by John G. Gibson is 456 pages long, and a total of 116,736 words.

This makes it 154% the length of the average book. It also has 143% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Old and New World Highland Bagpiping Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 37 minutes to read Old and New World Highland Bagpiping aloud.

What Reading Level is Old and New World Highland Bagpiping?

Old and New World Highland Bagpiping 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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