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Kraybill, Donald. The Amish and the State. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993.

The Amish and the State is wrote with the intent to identify the cultural values and social organizations of the Amish order along with how the traditional values of the Amish counteracted with the modernity of the state. This book covers the most prominent aspects of the Amish order dating all the way back to their very existence during the Radical Reformation in the sixteenth century. It entitles one to see and feel the persecution the Amish order has faced since 1525. Donald Kraybill believes that the Amish order, even though some individuals view their religious practices as being extremely impractical, is a major attribute toward the freedom we as citizens now hold in our possession in following our religious pathways and that their very existence today is a miraculous achievement. Even though the conflicts between the Amish and the state have placed burdens on both sides, in the......

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