How Long to Read The Rise of the West

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rise of the West?

It takes the average reader 14 hours and 37 minutes to read The Rise of the West by William H. McNeill

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

Description

The Rise of the West, winner of the National Book Award for history in 1964, is famous for its ambitious scope and intellectual rigor. In it, McNeill challenges the Spengler-Toynbee view that a number of separate civilizations pursued essentially independent careers, and argues instead that human cultures interacted at every stage of their history. The author suggests that from the Neolithic beginnings of grain agriculture to the present major social changes in all parts of the world were triggered by new or newly important foreign stimuli, and he presents a persuasive narrative of world...

How long is The Rise of the West?

The Rise of the West by William H. McNeill is 864 pages long, and a total of 219,456 words.

This makes it 292% the length of the average book. It also has 268% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rise of the West Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 19 hours and 59 minutes to read The Rise of the West aloud.

What Reading Level is The Rise of the West?

The Rise of the West 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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