Horse-And-Buggy Genius: Listening to Mennonites Contest the Modern World

by Royden Loewen

Book Overview

The history of the twentieth century is one of modernization, a story of old ways being left behind. Many traditionalist Mennonites rejected these changes, especially the automobile, which they regarded as a symbol of pride and individualism. They became known as a "horse-and-buggy" people.

Between 2009 and 2012, Royden Loewen and a team of researchers interviewed 250 Mennonites in thirty-five communities across the Americas about the impact...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887557988
• ISBN13: 9780887557989
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"