How Long to Read The Oppressive Present

How Long Does it Take to Read The Oppressive Present?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 5 minutes to read The Oppressive Present by Sudhir Chandra

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

Description

Marking a departure from studies on history and literature in colonial India, The Oppressive Present explores the emergence of social consciousness as a result of and in response to the colonial mediation in the late nineteenth century. In focusing on contemporary literature in Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, and Marathi, it charts an epochal change in the gradual loss of the old pre-colonial self and the configuration of a new, colonized self. It reveals that the ‘oppressive present’ of generations of subjugated Indians remains so for their freed descendants: the consciousness of those colonized...

How long is The Oppressive Present?

The Oppressive Present by Sudhir Chandra is 238 pages long, and a total of 61,404 words.

This makes it 80% the length of the average book. It also has 75% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Oppressive Present Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 35 minutes to read The Oppressive Present aloud.

What Reading Level is The Oppressive Present?

The Oppressive Present 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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