It takes the average reader 5 hours and 31 minutes to read The Taste for Civilization by Janet A. Flammang
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This book explores the idea that table activities--the mealtime rituals of food preparation, serving, and dining--lay the foundation for a proper education on the value of civility, the importance of the common good, and what it means to be a good citizen. The arts of conversation and diplomatic speech are learned and practiced at tables, and a political history of food practices recasts thoughtfulness and generosity as virtues that enhance civil society and democracy. In our industrialized and profit-centered culture, however, foodwork is devalued and civility is eroding. Looking at the...
The Taste for Civilization by Janet A. Flammang is 325 pages long, and a total of 82,875 words.
This makes it 110% the length of the average book. It also has 101% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 32 minutes to read The Taste for Civilization aloud.
The Taste for Civilization is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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