How Long to Read Secondary Cities of Argentina

How Long Does it Take to Read Secondary Cities of Argentina?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 10 minutes to read Secondary Cities of Argentina by James Scobie

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

Description

This study of three Argentine provincial capitals introduces a new concept in Latin American urban studies: the historical role of secondary cities, settlements large enough to possess all the elements commonly associated with urban areas and yet too small to figure among a country's major cities. The principal contribution of the book is to explain how and why smaller cities grew. What determined and shaped their growth? How did local inhabitants, and especially the dominant social elites, react to internal and external influences? To what extent were they able to control growth? What relationships developed with the surrounding regions and the outside world? The study shows that secondary cities linked rural economies and inhabitants with the outside world while insulating the traditional rural environment from the changing character of large urban centers. In this intermediate position, economic relationships and social structure changed slowly, and only in response to outside innovations such as railroads. Continuity within the secondary centers thus reinforced conservatism, accentuated the gap between the major cities and the rest of the country, and contributed to the resistance to change that characterizes much of Latin American today. The book is illustrated with photographs and maps.

How long is Secondary Cities of Argentina?

Secondary Cities of Argentina by James Scobie is 310 pages long, and a total of 77,500 words.

This makes it 105% the length of the average book. It also has 95% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Secondary Cities of Argentina Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 3 minutes to read Secondary Cities of Argentina aloud.

What Reading Level is Secondary Cities of Argentina?

Secondary Cities of Argentina 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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