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

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Authors: Hurst, Charles E. 1941- (Author) ; McConnell, David L. 1959- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins Univ. Press c 2010
In:Year: 2010
Series/Journal:Young Center books in Anabaptist and Pietist studies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B State / Amish
B Holmes County, Ohio
Further subjects:B Amish (Ohio) (Holmes County) Economic conditions
B Holmes County (Ohio) Social life and customs
B Holmes County (Ohio) Social conditions
B Amish Technology Religious aspects
B Amish (Ohio) (Holmes County) Social life and customs
B Amish Education (Ohio) (Holmes County)
B Holmes County (Ohio) Social conditions
B Amish Technology Religious aspects
B Amish Health and hygiene (Ohio) (Holmes County)
B Amish Health and hygiene Ohio Holmes County
B Amish Ohio Holmes County Economic conditions
B Amish Ohio Holmes County Social life and customs
B Amish (Ohio) (Holmes County) Social conditions
B Holmes <Ohio, County>
B Amish Education Ohio Holmes County
B Amish
B Holmes County (Ohio) Social life and customs
B Amish Ohio Holmes County Social conditions
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-346) and index. - Discovering the Holmes County Amish -- The origins of religious diversity -- Coping with church schism -- Continuity and change in family life -- The changing landscape of learning -- Work within and outside tradition -- Health along the life cycle -- Stepping back and looking forward -- Appendixes: A. Methodology -- B. Ohio Amish settlements, 2008 -- C. Holmes County settlement Amish church schisms, 1900-2001
Physical Description:XVI, 356 S., Ill., Kt., 24 cm
ISBN:0-8018-9398-4
0-8018-9399-2
978-0-8018-9398-8
978-0-8018-9399-5