Bibliograph

The Amish, Donald B. Kraybill, Karen M. Johnson-Weiner, and Steven M. Nolt

Type

Label

The Amish, Donald B. Kraybill, Karen M. Johnson-Weiner, and Steven M. Nolt

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsillustrationsplanscharts

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Amish

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Donald B. Kraybill, Karen M. Johnson-Weiner, and Steven M. Nolt

Summary

The authors argue that the intensely private and insular Amish have devised creative ways to negotiate with modernity that have enabled them to thrive in America. The transformation of the Amish in the American imagination from "backward bumpkins" to media icons poses provocative questions. What does the Amish story reveal about the American character, popular culture, and mainstream values? Richly illustrated, The Amish is the definitive portrayal of the Amish in America in the twenty-first century

Target audience

adult

Classification