How Long to Read Trans-Saharan Africa in World History

How Long Does it Take to Read Trans-Saharan Africa in World History?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 34 minutes to read Trans-Saharan Africa in World History by Ralph A. Austen

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

Description

During the heyday of camel caravan traffic--from the eighth century CE arrival of Islam in North Africa to the early twentieth-century building of European colonial railroads that linked the Sudan with the Atlantic--the Sahara was one of the world's great commercial highways, bringing gold, slaves, and other commodities northward and sending both manufactured goods and Mediterranean culture southward into the Sudan. Historian Ralph A. Austen here tells the remarkable story of an African world that grew out of more than one thousand years of trans-Saharan trading. Perhaps the most enduring impact of this trade and the common cultural reference point of trans-Saharan Africa was Islam. Austen traces this faith in its various forms--as a legal system for regulating trade, an inspiration for reformist movements, and a vehicle of literacy and cosmopolitan knowledge. He also analyzes the impact of European overseas expansion, which marginalized trans-Saharan commerce in global terms but stimulated its local growth. Indeed, trans-Saharan culture not only adapted to colonial changes, but often thrived upon them, remaining a potent force into the twenty-first century.

How long is Trans-Saharan Africa in World History?

Trans-Saharan Africa in World History by Ralph A. Austen is 208 pages long, and a total of 53,664 words.

This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Trans-Saharan Africa in World History Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 53 minutes to read Trans-Saharan Africa in World History aloud.

What Reading Level is Trans-Saharan Africa in World History?

Trans-Saharan Africa in World History 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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