It takes the average reader 3 hours and 57 minutes to read Que Vivan Los Tamales! by Jeffrey M. Pilcher
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Connections between what people eat and who they are--between cuisine and identity--reach deep into Mexican history, beginning with pre-Columbian inhabitants offering sacrifices of human flesh to maize gods in hope of securing plentiful crops. This cultural history of food in Mexico traces the influence of gender, race, and class on food preferences from Aztec times to the present and relates cuisine to the formation of national identity. The metate and mano, used by women for grinding corn and chiles since pre-Columbian times, remained essential to preparing such Mexican foods as tamales,...
Que Vivan Los Tamales! by Jeffrey M. Pilcher is 234 pages long, and a total of 59,436 words.
This makes it 79% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 24 minutes to read Que Vivan Los Tamales! aloud.
Que Vivan Los Tamales! is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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