Family, Church, and Market : A Mennonite Community in the Old and the New Worlds, 1850-1930 /
Royden Loewen's account tells of three generations of Mennonites for whom the farm family was the primary social unit. The sectarian, lay-oriented church congregation interpreted life's meaning and enforced strict social boundaries on the community level.
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| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1993. |
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Table of Contents:
- 8. Steinbach and Jansen: A Tale of Two Towns9. Religious Upheavals: Change and Continuity; PART IV The Diverging Worlds of Farm and Town: The Second Generation, 1905-30; 10. Farmers, Merchants, and Workers in the Evolving Market Economy; 11. Town "Ladies" and Farm Women; 12. Aeltesten, Revivalists, and the Urbanizing World; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Cover; Preface; Introduction; PART I Kleine Gemeinde Mennonites in New Russia, 1850-74; 1. Sectarian Farmers and the "New World" in Russia; 2. Kinship, Marriage, and Women's Work in Borosenko Colony; 3. Piety and Church in New Russia's Society; PART II Immigration and Settlement: Transplanting the Community, 1874-79; 4. Community Transplanted; 5. Immigrant Families and Pioneer Women; 6. Reestablishing the Family Farm in New Lands; PART III Strategies of Integration: The First Generation in North America, 1880-1905; 7. Market Farming and the Mennonite Household