How long does it take to read Weapons of the Weak?
everyday forms of peasant resistance
Weapons of the Weak by James C. Scott takes about 7 hours 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 10 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1985. 391 pages, about 107,525 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Social conflict, Passive resistance, Peasantry, Political activity, Social conditions, Peasants
