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Book Review: The New Switzerland Problems And Policies, Nicole Butz
Book Review: The New Switzerland Problems And Policies, Nicole Butz
Swiss American Historical Society Review
This volume, edited by Rolf Kieser and Kurt R. Spillmann, consists of twentyeight essays written by a group of Swiss scholars and officials. Originally intended as a new edition of the 1978 volume Modern Switzerland (edited by J. Murray Luck, Lukas F. Burckhardt, and Hans Haug), The New Switzerland nonetheless differs significantly in content and perspective from its earlier counterpart. As noted by the editors in the preface, the book does not attempt to provide its readers with a comprehensive account of Switzerland; rather, it seeks to inform a broad international audience through "a discussion of the present and future …
Review Essay: Frantzen, Allen J. And John D. Niles, Eds. Anglo-Saxonism And The Construction Of Social Identity, Peter Richardson
Review Essay: Frantzen, Allen J. And John D. Niles, Eds. Anglo-Saxonism And The Construction Of Social Identity, Peter Richardson
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Frantzen, Allen J., and John D. Niles, eds. Anglo-Saxonism and the Construction of Social Identity. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, 1997. 242 pp., illustrations. $49.95.
A Study Of Haitian Mormon Converts Dwelling In New York City: A Cross-Cultural Perspective In Understanding, Interpreting, And Experiencing The Mormon Subculture, Yvon Milien
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis examines the roles played by understanding, interpretation of practices, and experience in Mormon culture when Haitians convert to Mormonism. In relationship to their previous cultural practices, this thesis explores whether Haitian converts develop one of three types of behaviors: discard old practices, retain elements of old practices, or seek to establish a balance between former and new religious practices. In-depth interviews with twelve subjects living in New York City suggest that most active converts discarded their old cultural traditions. This study suggests that only interpretation influences developing types of behavior. However, it was not expected that most converts …