Selling the Amish: The Tourism of Nostalgia

by Susan L. Trollinger

More than 19 million tourists flock to Amish Country each year, drawn by the opportunity to glimpse "a better time" and the quaint beauty of picturesque farmland and handcrafted quilts. What they may find, however, are elaborately themed town centers, outlet malls, or even a water park. Susan L. Trollinger explores this puzzling incongruity, showing that Amish tourism is anything but plain and simple.

Selling the Amish takes readers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421404192
• ISBN13: 9781421404196
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.0"