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Unveiling Islam
Two former Sunni Muslims, now Christian theology professors, explain the beliefs, customs, ethics, and practices of Islam.
Handbook of Flood Risk Management in Developing Countries
This new handbook brings together various views and experiences of the impacts of flooding and its management in Africa, Asia and Latin America by drawing from traditional and modern approaches adopted by communities, homeowners, academics, project managers, institutions and policy makers. Key stakeholders provide insights and perspectives on flood hazards, flood impacts, flood control and adaptation strategies across these regions. The inclusion of policy makers, emergency responders, leaders of key organizations and managers of flood defence projects makes this volume a unique addition to the flood management literature. The chapters are organized to reveal various impacts and challenges a...
Handbook of Flood Risk Management in Developing Countries
This new handbook brings together various views and experiences of the impacts of flooding and its management in Africa, Asia and Latin America by drawing from traditional and modern approaches adopted by communities, homeowners, academics, project managers, institutions and policy makers. Key stakeholders provide insights and perspectives on flood hazards, flood impacts, flood control and adaptation strategies across these regions. The inclusion of policy makers, emergency responders, leaders of key organizations and managers of flood defence projects makes this volume a unique addition to the flood management literature. The chapters are organized to reveal various impacts and challenges a...
Handbook of Flood Risk Management and Community Action
Recurring and worsening flood incidence around the world has necessitated the understanding and strengthening of community-based flood risk management from an international perspective. This handbook emphasises the need for community action as part of an integrated flood risk management approach, highlighting case studies that have received recognition and made positive impacts, resulting in resilience-enhancing actions which can improve global community understanding. The content has been arranged such that it covers flood risk management approaches in the three main interfaces of before, during and after the flood event. Experts writing on case studies from Africa, Oceania, Europe, Asia an...
Resurgent Africa
‘Resurgent Africa: Structural Transformation in Sustainable Development’ is a study of structural change dynamics in Africa and its effect on job creation, living standards and the efficiency of productive cities through manufacturing productivity growth that benefit the majority. Empirical data from selected African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda and Ethiopia, provides in-depth analysis and knowledge of the continent’s diversified economies by establishing relationships between industrialization trends; rates of urbanization; and urban living standards, income growth and employment in Africa. The findings reveal unconventional pathways of structural c...
Mary Slessor - Everybody's Mother
This is the story of Mary Slessor, a petite redhead from the slums of Dundee who became one of the most influencing people in the land known to her compatriots as 'the white man's grave'. Despite her eccentricities, this woman truly understood and connected with the Africans among whom she lived, so much so that the British government appointed her their first woman magistrate anywhere in the world and later awarded her the highest honor then bestowed on a woman commoner. Examining both the eraand the influence of this extraordinary woman, the book reveals aspects of her public and private life that has previously been unanswered.
Alcohol and a Drug Free Nation
In this age of terror and moral decadence, and with the prevalence of drug abuse, Kwajaffa A. Danny’s classic book comes up with some epoch-making philosophies, advocacies, and healing techniques that are nothing short of reality when it comes to stopping drug abuse. His ideas are vigorous and capable of reforming addicts. However, the principles outlined in the book will only work perfectly when a victim applies them from the Do-It-Yourself or DIY perspective. Alcohol and a Drug-Free Nation can best be described as an addict’s manual of living or a daily “tonic” for alcohol and other drug users’ souls. This book represents the New Age revolutionary approach to tackling drug use an...
The Costly Call
"Personal narratives of the consequences of converting to Christianity from Muslims around the world"--Provided by publisher.
Christian Jihad
Two former Muslims examine the impact of Christian atrocities on modern personal and cultural interaction, question popular views of just war, and challenge us to face our past and redeem our future.
