How Long to Read Swahili Port Cities

By Prita Meier

How Long Does it Take to Read Swahili Port Cities?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 15 minutes to read Swahili Port Cities by Prita Meier

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

Description

On the Swahili coast of East Africa, monumental stone houses, tombs, and mosques mark the border zone between the interior of the African continent and the Indian Ocean. Prita Meier explores this coastal environment and shows how an African mercantile society created a place of cosmopolitan longing. Meier understands architecture as more than a way to remake local space. Rather, the architecture of this liminal zone was an expression of the desire of coastal inhabitants to belong to places beyond their homeports. Here architecture embodies modern ideas and social identities engendered by the...

How long is Swahili Port Cities?

Swahili Port Cities by Prita Meier is 248 pages long, and a total of 63,984 words.

This makes it 84% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Swahili Port Cities Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 49 minutes to read Swahili Port Cities aloud.

What Reading Level is Swahili Port Cities?

Swahili Port Cities 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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