It takes the average reader 3 hours and 31 minutes to read The Social History of the Brazilian Samba by Lisa Shaw
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First published in 1999, this volume examines the impact of political, social and cultural developments on the nation’s most popular musical form, samba, in the context of the period 1930-45, one of huge social change in Brazil, with the introduction of industrialization under the authoritarian regime of Getúlio Vargas. She looks at the context in which the songs were written, the life styles and social positions of the composers (sambistas), and their relationship to political and commercial structures. By studying samba lyrics we can obtain a clear picture of samba lyrics we can obtain a...
The Social History of the Brazilian Samba by Lisa Shaw is 211 pages long, and a total of 52,961 words.
This makes it 71% the length of the average book. It also has 65% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 49 minutes to read The Social History of the Brazilian Samba aloud.
The Social History of the Brazilian Samba is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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