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The South Slavs of Michigan Slovenes, Croats, Serbs, Macedonians, and Bosnian Muslims are a microcosm of the immigration waves of southern and eastern Europeans who came to the United States between 1880 and 1924. History has almost forgotten these immigrants, who were instrumental in developing the large urban centers of Michigan and the United States, and who specifically contributed to development of the auto industry and struck in 1913 1914 for better working conditions in the copper mines of the Upper Peninsula. While labor problems were the primary obstacles confronting Michigan s South Slavs, the painful process of acculturation has since dimmed their very real accomplishments. As Daniel Cetinich shows, South Slavs helped shape both a regional and national civilization in North America with their hands, backs, feet, and the labor organizations they helped create."
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The South Slavs of Michigan are a microcosm of the immigration waves of southern and eastern Europeans who came to the USA between 1880 and 1924. They have helped shape both a regional and national civilization in North America with the labour organizations they helped create.
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Cetinich has written and published extensivley on South Slavs in both national and regional media.
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- PublisherMichigan State University Press
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0870136437
- ISBN 13 9780870136436
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- Number of pages99
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The South Slavs of Michigan--Slovenes, Croats, Serbs, Macedonians, and Bosnian Muslims--are a microcosm of the immigration waves of southern and eastern Europeans who came to the United States between 1880 and 1924. History has almost forgotten these immigrants, who were instrumental in developing the large urban centers of Michigan and the United States, and who specifically contributed to development of the auto industry and struck in 1913-1914 for better working conditions in the copper mines of the Upper Peninsula. While labor problems were the primary obstacles confronting Michigan's South Slavs, the painful process of acculturation has since dimmed their very real accomplishments. As Daniel Cetinich shows, South Slavs helped shape both a regional and national civilization in North America with their hands, backs, feet, and the labor organizations they helped create. The South Slavs of Michigan — Slovenes, Croats, Serbs, Macedonians, and Bosnian Muslims — are a microcosm of the immigration waves of southern and eastern Europeans who came to the United States between 1880 and 1924. History has almost forgotten these immigrants, who were instrumental in developing the large urban centers of Michigan and the United States, and who specifically contributed to development of the auto industry and struck in 1913-1914 for better working conditions in the copper mines of the Upper Peninsula. While labor problems were the primary obstacles confronting Michigan's South Slavs, the painful process of acculturation has since dimmed their very real accomplishments. As Daniel Cetinich shows, South Slavs helped shape both a regional and national civilization in North America with their hands, backs, feet, and the labor organizations they helped create. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780870136436
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