How Long to Read The Peasant Robbers of Kedah, 1900-1929

How Long Does it Take to Read The Peasant Robbers of Kedah, 1900-1929?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 14 minutes to read The Peasant Robbers of Kedah, 1900-1929 by Cheah Boon Kheng

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

Description

In the early twentieth century, social banditry was endemic in the countryside near the border between the northern Malaysian state of Kedah and Siam, and some outlaws became local heroes. Cheah Boon Kheng's account of peasant banditry and the society where it flourished draws on colonial records, literary sources and interviews to examine the circumstances that led the Governor, Sir Laurence Guillemard, to call the border area "one of the most lawless and insecure districts" in British Malaya during the 1920s. Considering banditry from the perspective of the peasant community, Cheah concludes that it grew out of lax government, weak policing, the geography of the border region and underdevelopment, and suggests that bandit heroes might be seen as symbols of rural protest. His discussion of the details of rural life in the early twentieth century and the conditions that underlay rural crime provide a unique social history of rural society in Malaya. This innovative volume broke new ground in Malaysian studies when it first appeared in 1988. This second edition is intended for the work to reach a new audience.

How long is The Peasant Robbers of Kedah, 1900-1929?

The Peasant Robbers of Kedah, 1900-1929 by Cheah Boon Kheng is 188 pages long, and a total of 48,504 words.

This makes it 63% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Peasant Robbers of Kedah, 1900-1929 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 25 minutes to read The Peasant Robbers of Kedah, 1900-1929 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Peasant Robbers of Kedah, 1900-1929?

The Peasant Robbers of Kedah, 1900-1929 is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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