Diaspora in the Countryside Two Mennonite Communities and Mid-Twentieth-Century Rural Disjuncture |
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| Author:
| Loewen, Royden K. |
| Series title: | Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-07425-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $60.99 |
Book Description:
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From the 1930s to the 1980s, the North American countryside faced a profound cultural transformation as rural society became fragmented and dispersed. Nowhere was this more true than among close-knit, ethnoreligious communities such as the Mennonites. Farm families were required to accept new levels of automation and science, while those unwilling ......
From the 1930s to the 1980s, the North American countryside faced a profound cultural transformation as rural society became fragmented and dispersed. Nowhere was this more true than among close-knit, ethnoreligious communities such as the Mennonites. Farm families were required to accept new levels of automation and science, while those unwilling ......