How Long to Read Plagues and Peoples

How Long Does it Take to Read Plagues and Peoples?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 10 minutes to read Plagues and Peoples by William McNeill

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

Description

Upon its original publication, Plagues and Peoples was an immediate critical and popular success, offering a radically new interpretation of world history as seen through the extraordinary impact--political, demographic, ecological, and psychological--of disease on cultures. From the conquest of Mexico by smallpox as much as by the Spanish, to the bubonic plague in China, to the typhoid epidemic in Europe, the history of disease is the history of humankind. With the identification of AIDS in the early 1980s, another chapter has been added to this chronicle of events, which William McNeill explores in his new introduction to this updated editon. Thought-provoking, well-researched, and compulsively readable, Plagues and Peoples is that rare book that is as fascinating as it is scholarly, as intriguing as it is enlightening. "A brilliantly conceptualized and challenging achievement" (Kirkus Reviews), it is essential reading, offering a new perspective on human history.

How long is Plagues and Peoples?

Plagues and Peoples by William McNeill is 370 pages long, and a total of 92,500 words.

This makes it 125% the length of the average book. It also has 113% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Plagues and Peoples Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 25 minutes to read Plagues and Peoples aloud.

What Reading Level is Plagues and Peoples?

Plagues and Peoples 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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