How Long to Read The Prison and the American Imagination

How Long Does it Take to Read The Prison and the American Imagination?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 26 minutes to read The Prison and the American Imagination by Caleb Smith

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

Description

How did a nation so famously associated with freedom become internationally identified with imprisonment? After the scandals of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay, and in the midst of a dramatically escalating prison population, the question is particularly urgent. In this timely, provocative study, Caleb Smith argues that the dehumanization inherent in captivity has always been at the heart of American civil society. Exploring legal, political, and literary texts--including the works of Dickinson, Melville, and Emerson--Smith shows how alienation and self-reliance, social death and spiritual...

How long is The Prison and the American Imagination?

The Prison and the American Imagination by Caleb Smith is 258 pages long, and a total of 66,564 words.

This makes it 87% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Prison and the American Imagination Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 3 minutes to read The Prison and the American Imagination aloud.

What Reading Level is The Prison and the American Imagination?

The Prison and the American Imagination 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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