essay
Amish cottage industries as Trojan horse
amish struggle with modernity • Hanover, Nh • Published In 1994 • Pages: 132-146, 270-271
By: Olshan, Marc Alan.
Abstract
Traditional Amish culture has been shaped by its longtime association with farming. Rural isolation helped to perpetuate the seclusion and separation of Amish life. In recent years, however, many Amish persons have developed small businesses and cottage industries on their farms and in other cases have given up farming entirely. In this article, based on field observations in New York State, Marc A. Olshan argues that the proliferation of cottage industries sybolizes a rather dramatic 'opening' of Amish society to the larger world -- an opening that will surely bring substantial consequences in their struggle with modernity ( p, 133).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Sociologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2007
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1940-1992
- Coverage Place
- New York State, United States
- Notes
- Marc A. Olshan
- For bibliographical references see document 20: [Kraybill and Olshan]
- LCCN
- 94013668
- LCSH
- Amish