Desert Patriarchy: Mormon and Mennonite Communities in the Chihuahua Valley

by Janet Bennion

On the high desert plateau of northern Mexico, outsiders have taken refuge from the secular world. Here three Anglo communities of Mormons and Mennonites have ordered their lives around male supremacy, rigid religious duty, and a rejection of modern technology and culture. In so doing, they have successfully adapted to this harsh desert environment. Janet Bennion has lived and worked among these people, and in this book she introduces a new paradigm--"desert...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816523347
• ISBN13: 9780816523344
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.4"