How Long to Read Vance Packard and American Social Criticism

How Long Does it Take to Read Vance Packard and American Social Criticism?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read Vance Packard and American Social Criticism by Daniel Horowitz

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

Description

Vance Packard's bestselling books--Hidden Persuaders (1957), Status Seekers (1959), and Waste Makers (1960)--taught the generation that came of age in the late 1950s and early 1960s about the dangers posed by advertising, social climbing, and planned obsolescence. Like Betty Friedan and William H. Whyte, Jr., Packard (1914- ) was a journalist who played an important role in the nation's transition from the largely complacent 1950s to the tumultuous 1960s. He was also one of the first social critics to benefit from and foster the newly energized social and political consciousness of this period. Based in part on interviews with Packard, Daniel Horowitz's intellectual biography focuses on the period during which Packard left magazine writing to author his most famous works of social criticism. Horowitz traces the influence of Packard's education and early years in rural Pennsylvania, providing a deeper understanding of his thought and his later books. Packard's life, Horowitz contends, illuminates the dilemmas of a freelance social critic without inherited wealth or academic affiliation. His career also expands our understanding of how one era shaped the next, underscoring how the adversarial 1960s drew on the mass culture of the previous decade. Originally published in 1994. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

How long is Vance Packard and American Social Criticism?

Vance Packard and American Social Criticism by Daniel Horowitz is 400 pages long, and a total of 100,000 words.

This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Vance Packard and American Social Criticism Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 6 minutes to read Vance Packard and American Social Criticism aloud.

What Reading Level is Vance Packard and American Social Criticism?

Vance Packard and American Social Criticism is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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