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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452746303321

Autore

Dickinson Eliot

Titolo

Copts in Michigan [[electronic resource] /] / Eliot Dickinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2008

ISBN

0-87013-909-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (103 p.)

Collana

Discovering the peoples of Michigan

Disciplina

977.40088/28172

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-86) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Who are the Copts? -- Historical legacy -- Forced migration -- Immigrating to Michigan -- The Coptic community -- An evolving identity.

Sommario/riassunto

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