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Amish Society
Highly acclaimed in previous editions, this classic work by John Hostetler has been expanded and updated to reflect current research on Amish history and culture as well as the new concerns of Amish communities throughout North America.
Amish Roots
Intimate view of life in the Amish world with more than 150 letters and journal entries, poems, stories, and riddles.
Amish Life. [Illustr.] (21. print.) - Scottdale, Pa: Herald Press (1969). 36 S. 8°
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Writing the Amish
From the early 1960s to the late 1980s, John A. Hostetler was the world&’s premier scholar of Amish life. Hailed by his peers for his illuminating and sensitive portrayals of this often misunderstood religious sect, Hostetler successfully spanned the divide between popular and academic culture, thereby shaping perceptions of the Amish throughout American society. He was also outspoken in his views of the modern world and of the Amish world&—views that continue to stir debate today. Born into an Old Order Amish family in 1918, Hostetler came of age in an era when the Amish were largely dismissed as a quaint and declining culture, a curious survival with little relevance for contemporary A...
Nothing for the Nation
Nothing for the Nation: Who Got What Out of Iraq is written by former Republican Congressman John Hostettler. Congressman Hostettler was one of only six Republicans in the US House of Representatives to vote against the October 2002 resolution authorizing President George W. Bush to invade Iraq. Nothing for the Nation reveals why political leaders and their subordinates sought to remove Saddam Hussein from power. Nothing for the Nation reminds us that when it comes to relations between rival nations - and rival national leaders - America's founders were wise to give us a republic and not a monarchy. The sages who secured for us the blessings of liberty would not have been surprised by the true motivation of those who sold America on the idea of ousting the Butcher of Baghdad.
