Family, church, and market
Subtitle: a Mennonite community in the Old and the New Worlds, 1850-1930
By: Royden K. Loewen.
Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial series
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: Mennonites -- Nebraska -- Jansen Region -- Social life and customs.; Mennonites -- Manitoba -- Steinbach Region -- Social life and customs.; Russian Germans -- Nebraska -- Jansen Region -- Social life and customs.; Russian Germans -- Manitoba -- Steinbach Region -- Social life and customs.; Mennonites -- Russia -- History -- 19th century.; Jansen Region (Neb.) -- Social life and customs.; Steinbach Region (Man.) -- Social life and customs.
Description: Annotation Loewen examines how the Mennonites' social structure and life goals accommodated societal changes and tells of three generations for whom the farm family was the primary social unit. The group's strategies of cultural continuity dictated that they adapt sensitively and carefully to the market economy and the outside world. Photos. Maps.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [334]-359) and index.