It takes the average reader 4 hours and 9 minutes to read World Music: A Very Short Introduction by Philip V. Bohlman
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'World music' emerged as an invention of the West from encounters with other cultures. This book draws readers into a remarkable range of these historical encounters, in which music had the power to evoke the exotic and to give voice to the voiceless. In the course of the volume's eight chapters the reader witnesses music's involvement in the modern world, but also the individual moments and particular histories that are crucial to an understanding of music's diversity. World Music is wide-ranging in its geographical scope, yet individual chapters provide in-depth treatments of selected music...
World Music: A Very Short Introduction by Philip V. Bohlman is 245 pages long, and a total of 62,475 words.
This makes it 83% the length of the average book. It also has 76% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 41 minutes to read World Music: A Very Short Introduction aloud.
World Music: A Very Short Introduction is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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