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Author:

Nolt, Steven M., 1968-

Title:

Plain diversity : Amish cultures and identities / Steven M. Nolt and Thomas J. Meyers.

Publisher:

Johns Hopkins University Press,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

x, 241 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Amish--Indiana--Social life and customs
Amish--Indiana--Social conditions.
Amish--Indiana--Ethnic identity.
Community life--Indiana.
Indiana--Social life and customs.
Indiana--Social conditions.
Indiana--History, Local.

Other Authors:

Meyers, Thomas J., 1952-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-235) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: Amish images and identities -- Patterns of peoplehood -- Migration -- Ordnung -- Ethnicity -- Comparative communities -- Elkhart-Lagrange and Nappanee settlements -- Swiss settlements of Eastern Indiana -- Transplants from Lancaster, Pennsylvania -- The Paoli-Salem communities -- Diversity and unity -- Diverse Amish worlds -- Amish community as conversation -- Appendix: Extinct Indiana Amish settlements.

Series:

Young Center books in Anabaptist and Pietist studies

ISBN:

0801886058 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780801886058 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)167384678

LCCN:

2006025985

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

I6OX771 -- Mercy College Library (Des Moines)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)