An Amish paradox : diversity & change in the world's largest Amish community /

Holmes County, Ohio, is home to the largest and most diverse Amish community in the world. Charles E. Hurst and David L. McConnell conducted seven years of fieldwork, including interviews with over 200 residents, to understand the dynamism that drives social change and schism within the settlement,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hurst, Charles E.
Otros Autores: McConnell, David L., 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2010.
Colección:Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies.
Temas:
Amish > Ohio > Holmes County > Social life and customs.
Amish > Ohio > Holmes County > Social conditions.
Amish > Education > Ohio > Holmes County.
Amish > Health and hygiene > Ohio > Holmes County.
Amish > Ohio > Holmes County > Economic conditions.
Technology > Religious aspects > Amish.
Amish > Ohio > Holmes > Mœurs et coutumes.
Amish > Ohio > Holmes > Conditions sociales.
Amish > Éducation > Ohio > Holmes.
Amish > Santé et hygiène > Ohio > Holmes.
Amish > Ohio > Holmes > Conditions économiques.
Technologie > Aspect religieux > Amish.
Technology > Religious aspects > Amish
Amish > Economic conditions
Amish > Education
Amish > Health and hygiene
Amish > Social conditions
Amish > Social life and customs
Manners and customs
Social conditions
Holmes County (Ohio) > Social life and customs.
Holmes County (Ohio) > Social conditions.
Ohio > Holmes County
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Holmes County, Ohio, is home to the largest and most diverse Amish community in the world. Charles E. Hurst and David L. McConnell conducted seven years of fieldwork, including interviews with over 200 residents, to understand the dynamism that drives social change and schism within the settlement, where Amish enterprises and nonfarming employment have prospered. --from publisher description.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 356 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780801897900
0801897904
0801893984
9780801893988

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