Reviews
Highly original and substantial; there is no other book devoted entirely to examining Amish relations to nature. Writing in a lively, clear, and engaging way, McConnell and Loveless highlight the diversity of beliefs and behaviors within the category of people known as the Amish.
McConnell and Loveless break new ground, presenting readers with a comprehensive narrative on a full range of Amish beliefs and practices about the environment, from agriculture and forestry to hunting and birding. Nowhere before has any single book discussed these topics so comprehensively.
This social-scientific study provides a fascinating window into, and judicious analysis of, the complex relationships between the Amish and their environment-related beliefs and practices. I highly recommend this volume both for its insights and as a model for mixed-methods research.
This trailblazing study shatters long-held stereotypes of Amish life. McConnell and Loveless's cross-disciplinary insights show the complexity of Amish entanglements with the natural environment. A spectacular achievement for its breadth, depth, readability, and nuanced scholarship.
Book Details
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Deciphering the Amish Relationship with Nature
Part I. Growing Up Rural
Chapter 2. Raising Children at Nature's Doorstep
Chapter 3. The Amish Ecological Footprint
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Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Deciphering the Amish Relationship with Nature
Part I. Growing Up Rural
Chapter 2. Raising Children at Nature's Doorstep
Chapter 3. The Amish Ecological Footprint
Part II. Working with Nature
Chapter 4. The Transformation of Amish Agriculture
Chapter 5. The Forest for the Trees: The Wood-Products Industry
Chapter 6. Tinkering with Creation: Alternative Animal Breeding
Part III. Reconfiguring Leisure and the Outdoors
Chapter 7. Bringing Nature Home: From Gardening to Herbal and Natural Medicines
Chapter 8. Fin, Fur, and Feather: Nature-Based Recreation
Chapter 9. Observing and Writing Nature: Amish as Travelers and Authors
Part IV. The Amish as Environmentalists
Chapter 10. Acting Locally: Amish Responses to Regional Environmental Issues
Chapter 11. Thinking Globally: The Amish Ecological Imagination
Chapter 12. Parochial Stewards: The Amish Encounter with Nature and the Environment
Appendix: Methods
Notes
Bibliography
Index