The Amish of Lancaster County. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Text by Donald B. Kraybill ; photography by Daniel Rodriguez.
• Authors: Kraybill, Donald B
• Other Names: Rodriguez, Daniel (Daniel Enoc) photographer.
• Contents: Amish of Lancaster County -- Secrets of Amish population growth -- Myths and realities -- Religious roots -- Quilt work of Amish values -- Amish spirituality -- Ordnung -- Religious rituals and practices -- Architecture of community life -- Family and children -- Childbirth -- Health care -- Bountiful food -- Social gatherings and holidays -- Leisure -- Schools and teachers -- Rumspringa -- Weddings -- Stewards of the soil -- Mini industrial revolution -- Women entrepreneurs -- Motor vehicle maze -- Tractors and farm machinery -- "Amish electricity" -- Selective use of technology -- Civic participation -- Government, voting, and taxes -- Tourism -- Amish and the media -- Tragedy at Nickel Mines -- Art and creative expression -- Dying gracefully -- Related religious groups -- Future of Amish society.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Guilford, Connecticut : Stackpole Books
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 305.6/89774815; Amish -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster County -- Social life and customs; Amish -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster County -- Social conditions; Amish -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster County -- Pictorial works; Community life -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster County; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies; Lancaster County (Pa.) -- Social life and customs; Lancaster County (Pa.) -- Ethnic relations; Lancaster County (Pa.) -- Church history; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780811768160; 0811768163
• Related ISBNs: 9780811738156
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 30, 2019)
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.