{"product_id":"plain-diversity-amish-cultures-and-identities-young-center-books-in-anabaptist-and-pietist-studies-9780801886058","title":"Plain Diversity Amish Cultures and Identities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChallenging the plain and simple view of Amish identity, this study raises the intriguing question of how such a diverse people successfully share a common identity in the absence of uniformity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an informative book for anyone interested in our Amish spiritual relatives, fellow heirs of the Anabaptist heritage. -- Marlin Jeschke Mennonite Weekly Review 2007 A helpful frame work... Recommended. Upper-Divison undergraduates and above. Choice 2008 Accessible to those new to the study of the Amish but challenging for those engaged in the on-going study of Anabaptist cultures, Plain Diversity: Amish Cultures and Identities is a welcome and important contribution to the study of Old Order communities, and the insights it offers will add much to the more general discussion of the construction of cultural identity. -- Karen M. Johnson-Weiner Journal of Mennonite Studies 2008 Plain Diversity is a vital and valuable contribution to our understanding of the Old Order Amish. Mennonite Quarterly Review 2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction: Amish Images and Identities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Patterns of Peoplehood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Migration\u003cbr\u003e3. Ordnung\u003cbr\u003e4. Ethnicity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Comparative Communities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Elkhart-LaGrange and Nappanee Settlements\u003cbr\u003e6. Swiss Settlements of Eastern Indiana\u003cbr\u003e7. Transplants from Lancaster, Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e8. The Paoli-Salem Communities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Diversity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. Diverse Amish Worlds\u003cbr\u003e10. Amish Community as Conversation\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Extinct Indiana Amish Settlements\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527626105175,"sku":"9780801886058","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801886058.jpg?v=1731868602","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/plain-diversity-amish-cultures-and-identities-young-center-books-in-anabaptist-and-pietist-studies-9780801886058","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}