A Geography of the Hutterites in North America

Simon M. Evans (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

346 Seiten

2021
University of Nebraska Press (Verlag)
978-1-4962-2508-5 (ISBN)

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Simon M Evans analyzes the German-speaking Anabaptist community, focusing on their history of expansion, their patterns of population growth, the additions they make to the cultural landscape of the northern plains, and their contributions to the agricultural and light manufacturing economies of their home states and provinces.

A Geography of the Hutterites in North America explores the geographical diffusion of the Hutterite colonies from the “bridgehead” of Dakota Territory in 1874 to the present distribution across North America. Looking further than just maps of location, this book analyzes the relationship between parent and daughter colonies as the Hutterite population continues to grow and examines the role of cultural and demographic forces in determining the diffusion process. Throughout this geographical analysis, Simon M. Evans pays due attention to the Hutterites’ contribution to the cultural landscape of the Canadian Prairies and the American Great Plains, as well as the interactions that the Hutterites have with the land, including their agricultural success.

With over forty years of research and personal interactions with more than a hundred Hutterite colonies, Evans offers a unique insight into the significant role that the Hutterites have in North America, both currently and historically. This study goes beyond the history, life, and culture of this communal brotherhood to present a new geographical analysis that reports on current and ongoing research within the field. The first narrative to be published regarding Hutterites in nearly a decade, A Geography of the Hutterites in North America is a valuable resource for scholars and students alike.

Simon M. Evans (1937–2019) was a professor of geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland and a project historian with Parks Canada. He is the author of The Bar U and Canadian Ranching History and Prince Charming Goes West: The Story of the E.P. Ranch and coeditor of Cowboys, Ranchers, and the Cattle Business: Cross-Border Perspectives on Ranching History.

List of Figures
Lists of Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Forging a Home on the Frontier: Dakota Territory, 1874–1918
2. The Exodus: Crossing into Canada, 1918–1920
3. Consolidation and Acceptance: Surviving the Great Depression, 1920–1941
4. “Enemy Aliens”: World War II and Its Aftermath, 1941–1972
5. Some Freedom of Locational Choice: Varied Reactions, 1973–1981
6. Unfettered Diffusion: Expanding Settlement Patterns, 1981–2015
7. The Driving Force behind Diffusion: Hutterite Demography
8. Bones of Contention: Factors Shaping Diffusion
9. The Legacy of Diffusion: Cultural Landscapes
10. Making a Living: Diversified Agriculture
11. Beating the Squeeze: Adaptive Strategies
12. Coda: Musings on the Future
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	24.09.2021
Zusatzinfo	18 photographs, 2 illustrations, 27 maps, 3 graphs, 15 tables, index
Verlagsort	Lincoln
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
ISBN-10	1-4962-2508-2 / 1496225082
ISBN-13	978-1-4962-2508-5 / 9781496225085
Zustand	Neuware