How Long to Read Slavery, Emancipation, and Freedom

How Long Does it Take to Read Slavery, Emancipation, and Freedom?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 5 minutes to read Slavery, Emancipation, and Freedom by Stanley L. Engerman

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

Description

It is beyond dispute that slavery has always been abhorrent and, wherever it still exists, should be abolished. Where most scholarly writing on slavery in the past has concentrated on examining slaves as victims, recent writings have taken a more nuanced view of slavery in focusing on the slaves themselves and their cultural and psychological accomplishments in captivity. Also, studies of the system's profitability have shown that, from an economic perspective, slavery worked for the slaveholders and their society. In Slavery, Emancipation, and Freedom, the distinguished scholar Stanley Engerman succinctly synthesizes current scholarship and addresses questions that are critical to understanding the nature of slavery: Why did slavery arise, and how, why, where, and when did it legally end? What impact did slavery have on the enslaved? Was the impact lingering or was it reversed by the provision of freedom? Engerman begins his study by discussing slavery from a global perspective. He reminds us of the ubiquity of slavery throughout the world, challenging the stereotype that it was only the American South's "peculiar institution." Using the same broad comparative and temporal approach to discuss emancipation, he shows how emancipation in the southern states, several decades after it began in other parts of the world, both differed from and mirrored abolition around the globe. Slavery, Emancipation, and Freedom is an important confrontation with America's and the world's past and present. Both the breadth and depth of this brief, incisive treatise demonstrate why Engerman is considered one of America's most insightful and respected scholars.

How long is Slavery, Emancipation, and Freedom?

Slavery, Emancipation, and Freedom by Stanley L. Engerman is 124 pages long, and a total of 31,496 words.

This makes it 42% the length of the average book. It also has 38% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Slavery, Emancipation, and Freedom Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 52 minutes to read Slavery, Emancipation, and Freedom aloud.

What Reading Level is Slavery, Emancipation, and Freedom?

Slavery, Emancipation, and Freedom is suitable for students ages 10 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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