How Long to Read The Black Doctors of Colonial Lima

How Long Does it Take to Read The Black Doctors of Colonial Lima?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 30 minutes to read The Black Doctors of Colonial Lima by José R. Jouve Martín

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

Description

In this groundbreaking study on the intersection of race, science, and politics in colonial Latin American, José Jouve Martín explores the reasons why the city of Lima, in the decades that preceded the wars of independence in Peru, became dependent on a large number of bloodletters, surgeons, and doctors of African descent. The Black Doctors of Colonial Lima focuses on the lives and fortunes of three of the most distinguished among this group of black physicians: José Pastor de Larrinaga, a surgeon of controversial medical ideas who passionately defended the right of scientific learning for Afro-Peruvians; José Manuel Dávalos, a doctor who studied medicine at the University of Montpellier and played a key role in the smallpox vaccination campaigns in Peru; and José Manuel Valdés, a multifaceted writer who became the first and only person of black ancestry to become a chief medical officer in Spanish America. By carefully documenting their actions and writings, The Black Doctors of Colonial Lima illustrates how medicine and its related fields became areas in which the descendants of slaves found opportunities for social and political advancement, and a platform from which to engage in provocative dialogue with Enlightenment thought and social revolution.

How long is The Black Doctors of Colonial Lima?

The Black Doctors of Colonial Lima by José R. Jouve Martín is 265 pages long, and a total of 67,575 words.

This makes it 89% the length of the average book. It also has 83% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Black Doctors of Colonial Lima Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 9 minutes to read The Black Doctors of Colonial Lima aloud.

What Reading Level is The Black Doctors of Colonial Lima?

The Black Doctors of Colonial Lima 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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