essay
The origin and growth of Amish tourism
amish struggle with modernity • Hanover, Nh • Published In 1994 • Pages: 112-129, 270
By: Luthy, David.
Abstract
In their struggle to remain separate the Amish grew increasingly peculiar as the cultural gap between them and the larger society widened in the twentieth century. The growing peculiarity of Amish culture, as well as the expansion of travel, leisure, and mass media, provided the ingredients for the growth of public curiosity. After midcentury the Amish no longer had to merely resist the technological changes that intruded into rural areas, they now faced tourists by the millions, who came to inspect Amish ways and buy their handcrafted products. Amishman David Luthy traces the phenomenal rise of the Amish image in public media -- books, drama, tourist paraphernalia -- as well as the growth of tourism itself (p. 113).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2007
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1808-1992
- Coverage Place
- Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, United States
- Notes
- David Luthy
- For bibliographical references see document 20: [Kraybill and Olshan]
- LCCN
- 94013668
- LCSH
- Amish