How Long to Read Once upon a Time in the West

How Long Does it Take to Read Once upon a Time in the West?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 39 minutes to read Once upon a Time in the West by Jan Zwicky

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

Description

Western civilization is over. So begins Jan Zwicky’s trenchant exploration of the root of global cultural and ecological collapse: a way of thinking that is also linked to some of the West’s most noted achievements. The Renaissance merged imperial enterprise with Islamic algebra and recently recovered Greek mathematics to precipitate mechanized industry and resource extraction; these in turn made possible the growth of capitalism, the military-industrial complex, and Big Technology. Despite its self-image as objective, Zwicky argues, the West’s style of thought is not politically neutral, but intensely anthropocentric. It has led those who adopt it to regard the more-than-human world as nothing more than timber licences and drilling sites, where value is not recognized unless it is monetized. Oblivious to context and blind to big-picture thinking, it analyzes, mechanizes, digitizes, and systematizes, while rejecting empathy and compassion as distorting influences. Lyric comprehension, in Zwicky’s view, offers an alternative to this way of thinking, and she provides a wide range of examples. Once upon a Time in the West documents how a narrow epistemological style has left Western thought blind to critical features of reality, and how the terrifying consequences of that blinkered vision are now beginning to unfold.

How long is Once upon a Time in the West?

Once upon a Time in the West by Jan Zwicky is 215 pages long, and a total of 54,825 words.

This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 67% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Once upon a Time in the West Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 59 minutes to read Once upon a Time in the West aloud.

What Reading Level is Once upon a Time in the West?

Once upon a Time in the West 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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Where Can I Buy Once upon a Time in the West?

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