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Title:

The Amish and the state / edited by Donald B. Kraybill ; with a foreword by Martin E. Marty.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publisher:

Johns Hopkins University Press,

Copyright Date:

2003

Description:

xiii, 351 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Amish--History--20th century.
Church and state--United States--History--20th century.
Church and state--Canada--History--20th century.
Freedom of religion--United States--History--20th century.
Freedom of religion--Canada--History--20th century.

Other Authors:

Kraybill, Donald B

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-339) and index.

Contents:

Negotiating with Caesar -- The Amish view of the state -- Military service and conscription -- The National Amish Steering Committee -- Education and schooling -- The National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom -- Social security and taxes -- Slow-moving vehicles -- Health care -- Land use -- The role of outsiders -- Encounters with the state, 1990-2002 -- First Amendment issues -- The Amish and the American oyster -- Appendix: significant legal cases.

Series:

Center books in Anabaptist studies

ISBN:

9780801872365 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0801872367 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780801874307 (alk. paper)
0801874300 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)50479246

LCCN:

2002028252

Locations:

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

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

LTAX046 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Centerville (Centerville)

OLAX314 -- Reu Memorial Library (Dubuque)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)