Copts in Michigan / Eliot Dickinson.

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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 exce...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dickinson, Eliot (Author)
Language:English
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2008], ©2008.
Series:Discovering the peoples of Michigan.
Subjects:
Copts > Michigan > History.
Egyptian Americans > Michigan > History.
Immigrants > Michigan > History.
Social networks > Michigan > History.
Detroit (Mich.) > Ethnic relations.
Detroit (Mich.) > Religious life and customs.
Detroit (Mich.) > Social life and customs.
Michigan > Ethnic relations.
Michigan > Religious life and customs.
Michigan > Social life and customs.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Copts.
Egyptian Americans.
Ethnic relations.
Immigrants.
Manners and customs.
Social networks.
Michigan.
Michigan > Detroit.
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic book.
Genre:
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic book.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (JSTOR)
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 92 pages) : illustrations, map.
Format: Electronic eBook
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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.
Note:Electronic resource.
Call Number:F575.E38 D53 2008eb
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-86) and index.
ISBN:9780870139093
0870139096
9781628960662
1628960663
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed October 27, 2016).