On Stony Ground : Russländer Mennonites and the Rebuilding of Community in Grunthal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Urry, James.

Series:

Transnational Mennonite Studies

Transnational Mennonite Studies ; v.2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mennonites.

Immigrants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

University of Toronto Press 2024

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2024.

Summary:

On Stony Groundtraces a generation of Mennonite immigrants from the Soviet Union to Manitoba, detailing their adaptation to a new land.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title Page

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication Page

Contents

List of Maps, Illustrations, and Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

A Note on Names and Transliteration

Abbreviations

Introduction

1 Russia and Canada: The Consequences of the First World War

2 Russländer Find Homes

3 The Bases of Community

4 Re-establishing Institutions

5 Schools and Education

6 Debts, Depression, and a New Grunthal

7 Old World and New World Politics

8 Conflicted Identities

9 The War Years

10 Post-War Prosperity

11 A United and Divided Community

12 Generational Transition and Succession

13 Becoming Canadian

Conclusion: The Past in the Present

Appendix One: Elim Congregation Statistics

Appendix Two: Agreement with the Intercontinental Company over Land on East Reserve

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781487547417

1487547412

9781487547400

1487547404

OCLC:

1427063420