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Copts in Michigan / Eliot Dickinson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dickinson, Eliot.
- Series:
- Discovering the peoples of Michigan.
- Discovering the peoples of Michigan
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Copts--Michigan--History.
- Copts.
- Egyptian Americans--Michigan--History.
- Egyptian Americans.
- Immigrants--Michigan--History.
- Immigrants.
- Social networks--Michigan--History.
- Social networks.
- Detroit (Mich.)--Ethnic relations.
- Detroit (Mich.).
- Detroit (Mich.)--Religious life and customs.
- Detroit (Mich.)--Social life and customs.
- Michigan--Ethnic relations.
- Michigan.
- Michigan--Religious life and customs.
- Michigan--Social life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (103 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Copts, or Egyptian Christians, are a relatively small and tight-knit ethno-religious group, numbering perhaps three thousand people and living mostly in the Detroit metropolitan area. Since they began immigrating to Michigan in the mid-1960s, their community has grown exponentially. Granted exceptional access to the Coptic community, Eliot Dickinson provides the first in- depth profile of this unique and remarkably successful immigrant group. Drawing on personal interviews to infuse the book with warmth and depth. Copts in Michigan offers readers a compelling view into this vibrant co
- Contents:
- Who are the Copts?
- Historical legacy
- Forced migration
- Immigrating to Michigan
- The Coptic community
- An evolving identity.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-86) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-87013-909-6
- OCLC:
- 846986842
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