Electronic Resource
Bingley
:
Emerald
International journal of social economics
24 (1997), S. 1132-1139
ISSN:
0306-8293
Source:
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
Topics:
Economics
Notes:
Attempts to explain the survival and success of the American Amish community by examining its history, tenets, structures and life style. Concludes by stressing the importance of the community's unambiguous value system, its clear borders/boundaries, its emphasis on integration and continuity, its commitment to the "work ethic", its techniques of separation, and its meaningful and efficacious rites and rituals.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03068299710184930
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