How Long to Read The Peasant Cotton Revolution in West Africa

How Long Does it Take to Read The Peasant Cotton Revolution in West Africa?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read The Peasant Cotton Revolution in West Africa by Thomas J. Bassett

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

Description

The literature of Africa is dominated by accounts of crisis and gloom. But Thomas Bassett, a distinguished American geographer well known in the field of development, tells an unusual story of the growth of the cotton economy of West Africa. One of the few long-running success stories in African development, change was brought about by tens of thousands of small-scale peasant farmers. While the introduction of new strains of cotton in French West Africa was in part a result of agronomic research by French scientists, supported by an unusually efficient marketing structure, this is not a case of triumphant top-down 'planification'. Employing the case of Côte d'Ivoire, Professor Bassett shows agricultural intensification to result from the cumulative effect of decades of incremental changes in farming techniques and social organization. A significant contribution to the literature, the book demonstrates the need to consider the local and temporal dimensions of agricultural innovations. It brings into question many key assumptions that have influenced development policies during the twentieth century.

How long is The Peasant Cotton Revolution in West Africa?

The Peasant Cotton Revolution in West Africa by Thomas J. Bassett is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Peasant Cotton Revolution in West Africa Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read The Peasant Cotton Revolution in West Africa aloud.

What Reading Level is The Peasant Cotton Revolution in West Africa?

The Peasant Cotton Revolution in West Africa 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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