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Mennonite women in Canada : a history /

"Marlene Epp explores women's roles, as prescribed and as lived, within the contexts of immigration and settlement, household and family, church and organizational life, work and education, and in response to social trends and events. She questions how Mennonites dictate women's "...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Epp, Marlene, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, ©2008.
Colección:Studies in immigration and culture ; 2.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Marlene Epp explores women's roles, as prescribed and as lived, within the contexts of immigration and settlement, household and family, church and organizational life, work and education, and in response to social trends and events. She questions how Mennonites dictate women's "place" within the church, family, and community, and how women, collectively and individually, actually behave. Epp found that in virtually all aspects of women's lives, there exists a contradiction between behavioural ideals and practicalities. She also found that their responses to dictates about their proper place ranged from acceptance to rebellion, and almost always unsettled a clear delineation of their roles." "Using diaries, oral histories, church histories, genealogies, and memoirs, Epp has painstakingly pieced together a rich and fascinating story of Canadian Mennonite women that deserves to be read by women and men everywhere."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 378 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-365) and index.
ISBN:9780887553431
0887553435
9780887554100
0887554105
ISSN:1914-1459 ;
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