How Long to Read Smashing the Liquor Machine

How Long Does it Take to Read Smashing the Liquor Machine?

It takes the average reader 12 hours and 19 minutes to read Smashing the Liquor Machine by Assistant Professor of Political Science Mark Lawrence Schrad

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

Description

"The book begins with a vignette of the world's most famous-and most misunderstood-prohibitionist: the hatchet-wielding saloon smasher, Carrie Nation. A deeper investigation finds that she was anything but the Bible-thumping, white, conservative evangelical that she's commonly made-out to be; but rather a populist-progressive equal-rights crusader. Chapter 1 lays bare the shortcomings of the dominant, historical narrative of temperance and prohibitionism as uniquely American developments resulting from a clash of religious and cultural groups. By examining the global history of prohibition, we can shed new light on the American experience. Answering the fundamental question-why prohibition? This book argues that temperance was a global resistance movement against imperialism, subjugation, and the predatory capitalism of a liquor traffic in which political and economic elites profited handsomely from the addiction and misery of the people"--

How long is Smashing the Liquor Machine?

Smashing the Liquor Machine by Assistant Professor of Political Science Mark Lawrence Schrad is 725 pages long, and a total of 184,875 words.

This makes it 245% the length of the average book. It also has 226% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Smashing the Liquor Machine Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 16 hours and 50 minutes to read Smashing the Liquor Machine aloud.

What Reading Level is Smashing the Liquor Machine?

Smashing the Liquor Machine 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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