It takes the average reader 2 hours to read The Black Death and the Transformation of the West by David Herlihy
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The Black Death was the great watershed in medieval history. In this compact book, David Herlihy makes bold yet subtle and subversive inquiries that challenge historical thinking about this disastrous period. As in a finely tuned detective story, he upturns intriguing bits of epidemiological evidence. And, looking beyond the view of the Black Death as unmitigated catastrophe, Herlihy sees in it the birth of technological advance as societies struggled to create labor-saving devices in the wake of population losses. New evidence for the plague's role in the establishment of universities, the...
The Black Death and the Transformation of the West by David Herlihy is 117 pages long, and a total of 30,069 words.
This makes it 39% the length of the average book. It also has 37% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 44 minutes to read The Black Death and the Transformation of the West aloud.
The Black Death and the Transformation of the West is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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