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Charles D. Thompson Jr. - Old German Baptist Brethren, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

Old German Baptist Brethren

Faith, Farming, and Change in the Virginia Blue Ridge

Av Charles D. Thompson Jr.

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Beskrivning
This work features a traditional community's struggle to define itself in the face of agricultural change. Since arriving nearly 250 years ago in Franklin County, Virginia, German Baptists have maintained their faith and farms by relying on their tightly knit community for spiritual and economic support. Today, with their land and livelihoods threatened by the encroachment of neighboring communities, the construction of a new highway, and competition from corporate megafarms, the German Baptists find themselves forced to adjust.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2006-04-12
  • Mått: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
  • Vikt: 399 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 264
  • Förlag: University of Illinois Press
  • ISBN: 9780252073434
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Charles D. Thompson Jr. directs undergraduate studies at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. He is the author or editor of three books, an oral historian, a documentary photographer, and filmmaker.

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"Thompson's book is a fascinating glimpse into the life of a religious community in America. His work will be of interest to oral historians, who will be pleased that his contextualization of each narrative includes narrative description of the activities, location, and even weather during his interview."--Journal of Folklore Research "This fair and richly researched analysis provides insight into a unique religious minority and their alternative witness against the hidden costs of industrialized agriculture and suburban development in the United States."--Journal of Southern History “Provides excellent and moving insight into the decline of farming in a rural community under development pressure.”--Appalachian Journal

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