In March 1958, several groups of Mennonites migrated from Canada and Mexico into Belize, Central America. They have been able to establish a strong and stable economic position within Belize, in spite of the fact that most Mennonites live quite isolated from the wider society. They feel their strength in their Christian beliefs, agricultural skills and their working ethos, the keystones of their community sense. They maintain a remarkable transnational network, which consists of Mennonite settlements and organizations in countries like Canada, the United States of America, and Mexico. These networks of relations, as well as their networks with non-Mennonites, have invoked innovations and religious and social changes. But they also invoked resistance and disputes on different levels in the various settlements. This book offers a collection of ethnographic case studies, providing a deep insight into the complicated aspects of the daily lives of Mennonites in Belize.
