An Amish Paradox: Diversity and Change in the World's Largest Amish Community
Awards:   Winner of Dale Brown Book Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies 2011 (United States) Winner of Dale Brown Book Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies 2011.
Author:   Charles E. Hurst (The College of Wooster) ,  David L. McConnell (The College of Wooster)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9780801893988


Pages:   376
Publication Date:   31 May 2010
Recommended Age:   From 17
Format:   Hardback
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  • Winner of Dale Brown Book Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies 2011 (United States)
  • Winner of Dale Brown Book Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies 2011.

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Author:   Charles E. Hurst (The College of Wooster) ,  David L. McConnell (The College of Wooster)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9780801893988


ISBN 10:   0801893984
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   31 May 2010
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Figures, Maps, and Tables Preface Acknowledgments 1. Discovering the Holmes County Amish 2. The Origins of Religious Diversity 3. Coping with Church Schism 4. Continuity and Change in Family Life 5. The Changing Landscape of Learning 6. Work Within and Outside Tradition 7. Health along the Life Cycle 8. Stepping Back and Looking Forward Appendixes A. Methodology B. Ohio Amish Settlements, 2008 C. Holmes County Settlement Amish Church Schisms, 1900–2001 Notes Bibliography Index

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A fascinating and thorough study of the world's largest Amish settlement, with all its diversity and dynamism. - Steven M. Nolt, coauthor of Plain Diversity: Amish Cultures and Identities A fascinating book! This work offers a long-overdue exploration of the Holmes County area Amish community and clearly demonstrates how diverse Amish life is. - Karen Johnson-Weiner, author of Train Up a Child: Old Order Amish and Mennonite Schools


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Author Website:   http://www.wooster.edu/sociology/McConnell/default.html

Charles E. Hurst is emeritus professor of sociology at The College of Wooster and author of Social Inequality: Forms, Causes, and Consequences and Living Theory: The Application of Classical Social Theory to Contemporary Life. David L. McConnell is a professor of anthropology at The College of Wooster, coeditor of Soft Power Superpowers: Cultural and National Assets of Japan and the United States, and author of Importing Diversity: Inside Japan's JET Program.

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Author Website:   http://www.wooster.edu/sociology/McConnell/default.html

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