How Long to Read Unearthing the Nation

By Grace Yen Shen

How Long Does it Take to Read Unearthing the Nation?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Unearthing the Nation by Grace Yen Shen

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

Description

Questions of national identity have long dominated China’s political, social, and cultural horizons. So in the early 1900s, when diverse groups in China began to covet foreign science in the name of new technology and modernization, questions of nationhood came to the fore. In Unearthing the Nation, Grace Yen Shen uses the development of modern geology to explore this complex relationship between science and nationalism in Republican China. Shen shows that Chinese geologists—in battling growing Western and Japanese encroachment of Chinese sovereignty—faced two ongoing challenges: how to...

How long is Unearthing the Nation?

Unearthing the Nation by Grace Yen Shen is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Unearthing the Nation Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Unearthing the Nation aloud.

What Reading Level is Unearthing the Nation?

Unearthing the Nation 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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