{"product_id":"utopian-communities-elsie-w-hamel-9781456317348","title":"Utopian Communities: Survival of Old Order Hutterite, Amish and Mennonite Groups","description":"This study is a comprehensive review of religious and secular utopian sects to determine why three Old Order Anabaptist groups have survived for four centuries and have thrived into the twenty- first century when hundreds of sects have failed. Utopian theory provides a background to elucidate the reasons why many people were attracted to these communities. A multitude of key factors contributed to the decline and failure of the non-Old Order sects; e.g., a lack of commitment, the absence of a central belief system buttressed by uniform governance, self-centered charismatic leaders, the inability to provide economic support, poor work ethics, a disparity of common goals and a decline in community membership. Also, readers are given a glimpse of mid-twentieth-century Pennsylvania Dutch farm life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elsie W. Hamel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1456317342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781456317348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.82d","brand":"Elsie W. Hamel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935967117567,"sku":"9781456317348","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_282c1fb0-df50-4645-b1ae-a7b2fd792d6b.jpg?v=1681422859","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/utopian-communities-elsie-w-hamel-9781456317348","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}