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Zakat, one of Islam's Five Pillars, is the practice of giving a fixed proportion of one's financial assets to those in need, thereby purifying both one's soul and one's remaining wealth. In Indonesia, since the coming of Islam, zakat has been a means of worship, and its collection has been voluntary and decentralized. Arskal Salim's study argues that in the post-New Order regime (1966-1998) zakat practice changed structurally and institutional...

A guide to the physical culture of Texas Civil War soldiers. It describes more than five hundred Texas-related artifacts. It shows the diverse use of the Lone Star on hat pins, waist-belt plates, buckles, horse equipment, side knives, buttons, and canteens.

An ethnography of South Asian American teenagers in Silicon Valley.

Five-and-ten stores were popular during the middle fifty years of the twentieth century, selling cheap, dependable goods to people from all walks of life. Looking at one of the best-known chains of five-and-tens, this title traces the history of the G C Murphy Company, headquartered in McKeesport, Pennsylvania.

A photographic perspective on the Japanese American internment camps

Population studies and epidemiology facilitate the discovery of genetic and environmental determinants of cancer and the development of new approaches to cancer control and prevention, therefore they play a central role in the creation of health policies. Cancer Epidemiology compiles areas of research which cover etiological factors or determinants that contribute to the development of cancer and describe the the latest technologies in cancer ...

An indispensable source of information and ideas to support the study of biography and key figures across the curriculum. Each title looks at 50 people who have made their mark on history. Colourful, accessible entries describe famous lives and legacies and provide reliable, internet-linked lists of resources to explore.

Haskell Institute of Lawrence, Kansas, first opened its doors in 1884 to 22 Ponca and Ottawa children, sent there to be taught Anglo-Protestant cultural values. For a century and a quarter since that time, this famous boarding school institution has touched the lives of thousands of students. This book chronicles the institution's formative years.

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a heterogenous group of genodermatoses characterized by the formation of blisters and erosions on skin and mucous membrans from birth on. The cause are mutations in the genes of structural proteins of the junction between epidermis and dermis. This book deals with the treatment of this skin disease itself and its many extracutaneous complications. There is no previous book which has been focused on the therapy and...

This text approaches rediscovering psychoanalysis from four vantage points derived from the author's experience as a clinician, a supervisor, a teacher, and a reader of psychoanalysis. Throughout, Ogden offers ways of revitalizing and reinventing the exchange between analyst and patient in each session.

This concise easy-to-follow textbook presents the crucial issues in software engineering using the agile approach to software development - one of the mainstream paradigms for the management of software projects and one that is being applied more and more extensively. Global principles are presented with detailed practices that can be easily implemented by readers, providing a comprehensive understanding of the important elements of agile soft...

Diese Sammlung enthält folgende Geschichten: An Occasion of Sin von John Montague Journey Home von Maeve Kelly The Lady with the Red Shoes von Ita Daly High Ground von John McGahern Five Notes after a Visit von Anne Devlin Prisoner of the Republic von Séan MacMathúna A Song von Colm Tóibín New Boy von Roddy Doyle