The Amish: A Concise Introduction

by Steven M. Nolt

Book Overview

The essential introduction to Amish life and culture.

There seems to be no end to our fascination with the Amish, a religious minority that has both placed itself outside the mainstream of American culture and flourished within it. Yet most people know very little about the nuanced relationship the Amish have with society or their own communities.

Drawing on more than twenty years of fieldwork and collaborative research, Steven...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421419564
• ISBN13: 9781421419565
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher