How Long to Read The Sympathetic Consumer

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sympathetic Consumer?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 14 minutes to read The Sympathetic Consumer by Tad Skotnicki

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

Description

When people encounter consumer goods—sugar, clothes, phones—they find little to no information about their origins. The goods will thus remain anonymous, and the labor that went into making them, the supply chain through which they traveled, will remain obscured. In this book, Tad Skotnicki argues that this encounter is an endemic feature of capitalist societies, and one with which consumers have struggled for centuries in the form of activist movements constructed around what he calls The Sympathetic Consumer. This book documents the uncanny similarities shared by such movements over the course of three centuries: the transatlantic abolitionist movement, US and English consumer movements around the turn of the twentieth century, and contemporary Fair Trade activism. Offering a comparative historical study of consumer activism the book shows, in vivid detail, how activists wrestled with the broader implications of commodity exchange. These activists arrived at a common understanding of the relationship between consumers, producers, and commodities, and concluded that consumers were responsible for sympathizing with invisible laborers. Ultimately, Skotnicki provides a framework to identify a capitalist culture by examining how people interpret everyday phenomena essential to it.

How long is The Sympathetic Consumer?

The Sympathetic Consumer by Tad Skotnicki is 372 pages long, and a total of 93,744 words.

This makes it 126% the length of the average book. It also has 115% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sympathetic Consumer Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 32 minutes to read The Sympathetic Consumer aloud.

What Reading Level is The Sympathetic Consumer?

The Sympathetic Consumer 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy The Sympathetic Consumer?

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