How Long to Read Silencing the Past (20th anniversary edition)

By Michel-Rolph Trouillot

How Long Does it Take to Read Silencing the Past (20th anniversary edition)?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 43 minutes to read Silencing the Past (20th anniversary edition) by Michel-Rolph Trouillot

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

Description

Now part of the HBO docuseries Exterminate All the Brutes, written and directed by Raoul Peck The 20th anniversary edition of a pioneering classic that explores the contexts in which history is produced—now with a new foreword by renowned scholar Hazel Carby Placing the West’s failure to acknowledge the Haitian Revolution—the most successful slave revolt in history—alongside denials of the Holocaust and the debate over the Alamo, Michel-Rolph Trouillot offers a stunning meditation on how power operates in the making and recording of history. This modern classic resides at the intersection of history, anthropology, Caribbean, African-American, and post-colonial studies, and has become a staple in college classrooms around the country. In a new foreword, Hazel Carby explains the book’s enduring importance to these fields of study and introduces a new generation of readers to Trouillot’s brilliant analysis of power and history’s silences.

How long is Silencing the Past (20th anniversary edition)?

Silencing the Past (20th anniversary edition) by Michel-Rolph Trouillot is 217 pages long, and a total of 55,769 words.

This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Silencing the Past (20th anniversary edition) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 4 minutes to read Silencing the Past (20th anniversary edition) aloud.

What Reading Level is Silencing the Past (20th anniversary edition)?

Silencing the Past (20th anniversary edition) 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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