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How long does it take to read Anthropology?

Carol R. Ember

Anthropology by Carol R. Ember takes about 10 hours to read at 250 words a minute.

About 10 hours

A week or two of reading

First published 1973. 545 pages, about 149,875 words.

20 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 16 hours 39 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 10 hours
Fast, 400 words a minute 6 hours 15 minutes

The page count is the median across 28 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

This text provides students with a comprehensive and scientific introduction to the four fields of anthropology. The book helps students understand humans in all their variety and why such variety exists. The new twelfth edition places an increased emphasis on immigration, migration and globalization. The five sections of the text introduce students to anthropology, address the biological and cultural evolution of humans, introduce students to cultural variation, and show how anthropology can be applied beyond academia. by good Reads

Subjects: Anthropology, Evolucio, Antropologia, Kulturalis antropologia, Kulturanthropologie, Ember

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