Copts in Michigan /
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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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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East Lansing :
Michigan State University Press,
2008.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (102 pages): illustrations, map. |
ISBN: | 9780870139093 |