Bücher von Donald B. (Distinguished Professor and Senior Fellow Kraybill

In this new edition, the authors update demographic and technological changes, and describe Amish enterprises outside of Pennsylvania in a new chapter.

In addition, he includes a new chapter describing Amish recreation and social gatherings, and he applies the concept of "social capitalto his sensitive and penetrating interpretation of how the Amish have preserved their social networks and the solidarity of their community.

This first comparative study sketches the differences as well as the common threads that bind these groups together.