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Autore |
Dickinson Eliot |
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Titolo |
Copts in Michigan [[electronic resource] /] / Eliot Dickinson |
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East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (103 p.) |
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Collana |
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Discovering the peoples of Michigan |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Copts - Michigan - History |
Egyptian Americans - Michigan - History |
Immigrants - Michigan - History |
Social networks - Michigan - History |
Electronic books. |
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 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-86) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Who are the Copts? -- Historical legacy -- Forced migration -- Immigrating to Michigan -- The Coptic community -- An evolving identity. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 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 |
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