How Long to Read Reaping The Whirlwind

How Long Does it Take to Read Reaping The Whirlwind?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 35 minutes to read Reaping The Whirlwind by K M de Silva

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

Description

A critical analysis of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka In the eighties, Sri Lanka, once considered the ‘model’ colony, was torn apart by ethnic strife between the predominantly Buddhist Sinhalas, constituting almost threequarters of the island’s inhabitants, and the numerically fewer Tamils, who were a mix of Hindus, Christians and Muslims. Massacres occurred after the riots of May 1983, and over time about 1,25,000 Tamils entered India as refugees, fleeing from a virtual civil war which still afflicts the north of the island. The author, a renowned Sri Lankan analyst of global ethnic conflict, discusses the historical reasons behind the ethnic violence, especially the growth of the Sinhalas’ feeling of being a beleagured minority despite their numerical strength. Analysing the present conflict, he shows how the language policy of ‘Sinhala Only’, followed by the government in the sixties, supplanted religion as a divisive factor and how rivalry over educational and employment opportunities fuelled the schism. Bringing the story up to the present, de Silva examines the role played by Indian and Tamil Nadu politicians, and President Kumaratunga’s efforts towards a devolution of power to the Tamil Provinces. But given the LTTE’s acceptance of nothing less than Eelam, he sees little hope of an early end to the violence that has racked Sri Lanka for almost two decades now.

How long is Reaping The Whirlwind?

Reaping The Whirlwind by K M de Silva is 392 pages long, and a total of 98,784 words.

This makes it 132% the length of the average book. It also has 121% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Reaping The Whirlwind Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 59 minutes to read Reaping The Whirlwind aloud.

What Reading Level is Reaping The Whirlwind?

Reaping The Whirlwind is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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