How Long to Read The Biological Weapons Taboo

How Long Does it Take to Read The Biological Weapons Taboo?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 59 minutes to read The Biological Weapons Taboo by Michelle Bentley

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

Description

The non-use of biological weapons has been described as the 'great mystery of biological warfare.' The Biological Weapons Taboo solves that mystery by analysing the bioweapons taboo, in the first comprehensive study of the concept. Bentley explains precisely why bioweapons are perceived as repulsive and how this sentiment is consequently expressed in the form of political behaviours, including the refusal to engage in biological aggression. Drawing on extensive archival evidence, this volume looks back on United States' foreign policy decision-making (particularly in relation to the Geneva Protocol and the Biological Weapons Convention) to demonstrate how and why the taboo has comprised a decisive factor in shaping both biowarfare strategy and political rhetoric - and why the taboo needs to be recognised as a necessary consideration in the study of bioweapons. In analysing a taboo, the volume also takes the debate on international norms forward by questioning and challenging the wider analytic comprehension of 'taboo' itself. Rejecting current definitions of the concept as inadequate, Bentley proposes a new and original model of understanding based on the normative characteristics of disgust, stigmatization, and fetishization.

How long is The Biological Weapons Taboo?

The Biological Weapons Taboo by Michelle Bentley is 289 pages long, and a total of 74,851 words.

This makes it 98% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Biological Weapons Taboo Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 49 minutes to read The Biological Weapons Taboo aloud.

What Reading Level is The Biological Weapons Taboo?

The Biological Weapons Taboo 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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