Between Horse and Buggy and Four-Wheel Drive: Change and Diversity Among Mennonite Settlements in Belize, Central America Between Horse and Buggy and Four-Wheel Drive: Change and Diversity Among Mennonite Settlements in Belize, Central America
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Auteur: Carel Roessingh Tanja Plasil
Redactie: VU University Press
Titel: Between Horse and Buggy and Four-Wheel Drive: Change and Diversity Among Mennonite Settlements in Belize, Central America
Uitgever: VU University Press
ISBN: 9789086593323
Speciale prijs: € 35,00
Verschijningsdatum: 08-09-2010
Bericht: Leverbaar
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Categorie: Soc.Etnische Studies
Genre: Regional studies
Geillustreerd: b/w photos & illus
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Hoogte mm.: 240
Breedte mm.: 170
 
In 1958 a considerable group of Mennonites travelled down from Canada to Central America. They considered Canada to be too modern and sought after the simplicity of a more traditional society. Their search led them to Mexico and Paraguay. And to Belize, the setting of this newly published volume. This book is the first important study about the Mennonite community in Belize, consisting of approximately 10,000 people. Much like the Amish in the US, these Mennonites transport themselves in characteristic horse drawn buggies, they live in large families and try to keep their houses and households as sober as possible. And they are religious, of course. Although modernity is slowly moving ahead, even for them.