It takes the average reader 5 hours and 7 minutes to read Salaula by Karen Tranberg Hansen
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
When we donate our unwanted clothes to charity, we rarely think about what will happen to them: who will sort and sell them, and finally, who will revive and wear them. In this fascinating look at the multibillion dollar secondhand clothing business, Karen Tranberg Hansen takes us around the world from the West, where clothing is donated, through the salvage houses in North America and Europe, where it is sorted and compressed, to Africa, in this case, Zambia. There it enters the dynamic world of Salaula, a Bemba term that means "to rummage through a pile." Essential for the African economy,...
Salaula by Karen Tranberg Hansen is 298 pages long, and a total of 76,884 words.
This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours to read Salaula aloud.
Salaula is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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