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Samuel S. Bowles, Herbert M. Gintis, Samuel Bowles, Herbert Gintis

Schooling in Capitalist America by Samuel S. Bowles, Herbert M. Gintis, Samuel Bowles, Herbert Gintis takes about 6 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 6 hours 14 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1976. 340 pages, about 93,500 words.

13 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 10 hours 23 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 14 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 54 minutes

The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

""This seminal work . . . establishes a persuasive new paradigm. Contemporary Sociology. No book since Schooling in Capitalist America has taken on the systemic forces hard at work undermining our education system. This classic reprint is an invaluable resource for radical educators. Samuel Bowles is research professor and director of the behavioral sciences program at the Santa Fe Institute, and professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts. Herbert Gintis is an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute and emeritus professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts"-- Provided by publisher. "No book since Schooling in Capitalist America has taken on the systemic forces hard at work undermining our education system. This classic reprint is an invaluable resource for radical educators"-- Provided by publisher.

Subjects: Capitalisme, Éducation, Economic aspects of Education, Onderwijs, Education and state, Capitalism

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