Eliot Dickinson

Eliot Dickinson is an assistant professor of political science at Western Oregon University. He was also Visiting Professor of Political Science at Hope College from 2005 to 2008.

Copts in Michigan

Eliot Dickinson

A rare glimpse into a successful, but little known, immigrant community: 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 community.

Reviews

"An educating and enlightening picture of a people...high[ly] recommend." - Midwest Book Review

"...careful, analytical, thorough profile...." - Michigan Historical Review

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