Publicado por (Cooper-Hewitt Museum/Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design December 1988, New York, 1988
ISBN 10: 0295968044 ISBN 13: 9780295968049
Librería: A Cappella Books, Inc., Atlanta, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Paper Back. Condición: Good. The Courts and the Colonies offers a detailed account of a protracted dispute arising within a Hutterite colony in Manitoba, when the Schmiedeleut leaders attempted to force the departure of a group that had been excommunicated but would not leave. This resulted in about a dozen lawsuits in both Canada and the United States between various Hutterite factions and colonies, and placed the issues of shunning, excommunication, legitimacy of leadership, and communal property rights before the secular courts. What is the story behind this extraordinary development in Hutterite history? How did the courts respond, and how did that outside (state) law relate to the traditional inside law of the Hutterites?Utilizing voluminous court records, Esau provides a detailed and fascinating narrative of the prolonged disputes and litigation history of Hutterite colonies at Lakeside, Oak Bluff, Rock Lake, and Huron. He considers whether the legal action was consistent with the historic non-resistance of Hutterites or whether it signaled a fundamental change in norms of Anabaptist perspectives on litigation. He examines the past history of Hutterite litigation, and how the roots of the schism related to controversy over the Schmiedeleut leadership and its alliance with the Bruderhof, a group of Christian communalists, living mainly in the Eastern United States. At stake is the nature of freedom of religion in Canada and the extent to which our pluralistic society is prepared to accommodate the existence of groups that have an illiberal legal system that may not cohere with the outside legal system of the host society.While this book will be of particular interest to scholars of law and religion, it will also appeal to anyone in Anabaptist studies, sociology, anthropology, political theory, and conflict resolution. Quarto. Very spine cocked. Some soiling to cover and bend in textblock from improper storage. [248 pages].
Publicado por University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA, 1988
Librería: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Various (Photographs) Ilustrador. Cover is in very good condition, save for rubbing/yellowing with age. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Due to the size of this book, additional shipping charges may apply. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.
Publicado por University of Washington Press, 1989
Librería: Structure, Verses, Agency Books, Spray, OR, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Softcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor to moderate wear of covers and text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. White illustrated wraps. 249 pp., profusely illustrated with black-and-white and full-color plates, and contributions by Reinier Baarsen, Phillip M. Johnston, Gervase Jackson-Stops, and Elaine Evans Dee, an in-depth survey of the William and Mary style in the Netherlands, England and the United States. Focus on decorative glass, parquetry, carvings, table-ware, furnishings, engravings, portraits and busts and paintings.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Publicado por Cooper-Hewitt Museum 1988, 1988
Librería: BOOKSELLER - ERIK TONEN BOOKS, Antwerpen, Belgica
Miembro de asociación: ILAB
Paperback, 250 pages, ENG.,280 x 205 x 25 mm, in Fine Condition, illustrated in colour / b/w. ISBN 9780295968049. A work that will aid in understanding of William and Mary style and the unexpected, under-explained connection between the Netherlands and English cultures of the late seventeenth century. 930 g.