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vii This book has evolved over a period of ten years. It would be impossible to thank all the people who coaxed it into being, but we do want to acknowledge the efforts of friends, colleagues, and critics who were extremely helpful to us. First, we would like to thank our contributors, both the seasoned Detroit hands and the young authors who are publishing for the first time. It is not easy to write about traumatic events, the lives shaped by them, or the government policies built on them. Many of the essays in this book took nerve to produce. We are glad brave writers came our way. We thank Jim West for letting us use the image that graces the cover of this book; Elena Godina for designing our map of Arab Detroit; and John Donohue for expert copyediting and production work. We are happy to repeat our thanks to Kathy Wildfong and Kristin Harpster Lawrence, our editors at Wayne State University Press, who were as deft in their handling of this volume as they were over a decade ago with Arab Detroit: From Margin to Mainstream. In a book about dramatic change, a healthy dose of professional continuity is a welcome gift! The two external reviewers, and the press’s in-house reader, helped us improve a complex manuscript with good advice on structure and style. Finally, we would like to acknowledge the hundreds of Arab and Chaldean Detroiters who have supported our research. The agendas that propel critical scholarship are hard to fathom even in ordinary times; but in times of crisis and vulnerability, they can seem incomprehensible. To all who understood what was important to us as scholars, and to those who were willing to share their knowledge, contacts, and time, we say: thank you for helping us create this chronicle of life in the Terror Decade. Acknowledgments ...

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