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

• Autore: Dickinson Eliot
• Pubblicazione: East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (103 p.)
• Disciplina: 977.40088/28172
• Soggetto topico: Copts - Michigan - History; Egyptian Americans - Michigan - History; Immigrants - Michigan - History; Social networks - Michigan - History
• Soggetto geografico: 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
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Copts in Michigan
• ISBN: 0-87013-909-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779540203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Discovering the peoples of Michigan.