How Long to Read Superfluous Things

By Craig Clunas

How Long Does it Take to Read Superfluous Things?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 14 minutes to read Superfluous Things by Craig Clunas

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

Description

Now in paperback This outstanding and original book, presented here with a new preface, examines the history of material culture in early modern China. Craig Clunas analyzes “superfluous things”—the paintings, calligraphy, bronzes, ceramics, carved jade, and other objects owned by the elites of Ming China—and describes contemporary attitudes to them. He informs his discussions with reference to both socio-cultural theory and current debates on eighteenth-century England concerning luxury, conspicuous consumption, and the growth of the consumer society.

How long is Superfluous Things?

Superfluous Things by Craig Clunas is 252 pages long, and a total of 63,504 words.

This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Superfluous Things Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 47 minutes to read Superfluous Things aloud.

What Reading Level is Superfluous Things?

Superfluous Things 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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