Throughout their history, the Amish communities of North America have tried to remain separate from the currents of progress that swirl in the larger society. The authors and others argue that although the nation's nearly 140,000 Amish continue to resist the influence of worldly institutions, the communities have nonetheless acquiesced to modernity in significant ways. Such change has not been easy and The Amish Struggle with Modernity examines on a national scale dilemmas that arise when a people devoted to plain living face the complexities of modern life.
- ISBN10 0874516846
- ISBN13 9780874516845
- Publish Date 1 October 1994 (first published 1 September 1994)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University Press of New England
- Format Paperback
- Pages 316
- Language English