It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read On an Empty Stomach by Tom Scott-Smith
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
On an Empty Stomach examines the practical techniques humanitarians have used to manage and measure starvation, from Victorian "scientific" soup kitchens to space-age, high-protein foods. Tracing the evolution of these techniques since the start of the nineteenth century, Tom Scott-Smith argues that humanitarianism is not a simple story of progress and improvement, but rather is profoundly shaped by sociopolitical conditions. Aid is often presented as an apolitical and technical project, but the way humanitarians conceive and tackle human needs has always been deeply influenced by culture,...
On an Empty Stomach by Tom Scott-Smith is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.
This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read On an Empty Stomach aloud.
On an Empty Stomach is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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