Britain and the world were shocked in October 1966 by live television pictures coming from a small mining village in Wales. They showed a human tragedy unfolding after thousands of tons of coal waste fell from a mountainside onto its primary school and surrounding houses. The majority of the 144 people killed were children under 12. After more than 50 years the survivors of that disaster -- among the worst in Britain's peacetime history -- still live with painful memories and all-too-real after effects. In this first ever oral history of the tragedy, people who were there tell their stories, some speaking publicly for the first time. Built around 27 extensive interviews, Surviving Aberfan is a story of official neglect and betrayal, horror and great sadness. But it also demonstrates how courage, hope and effort can rebuild a devastated community and move forward.

This is a new release of the original 1932 edition.

THIS 48 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The People of the Mosque an Introduction to the Study of Islam with Special Reference to India, by L. Bevan Jones. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766192059.

THIS 58 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The People of the Mosque an Introduction to the Study of Islam with Special Reference to India, by L. Bevan Jones. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766192059.

THIS 72 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The People of the Mosque an Introduction to the Study of Islam with Special Reference to India, by L. Bevan Jones. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766192059.

THIS 72 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The People of the Mosque an Introduction to the Study of Islam with Special Reference to India, by L. Bevan Jones. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766192059.

THIS 76 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The People of the Mosque an Introduction to the Study of Islam with Special Reference to India, by L. Bevan Jones. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766192059.

1932. This book, an introductory study as the title shows, has been compiled to meet a special need in India. It was undertaken, in the first instance, in response to a request of a subcommittee of the National Christian Council. Contents Section I. The Rise and Expansion of Islam: Arabia and Its People; Muhammad; The First Four Khalifas (Caliphs); The Subsequent Expansion of Islam. Section II. The Foundations of Islam: The Four Foundations; The Traditions-Sunna; Muslim Canon Law. Section III. The Faith and Practice of Islam: The Creed; Religious Duties; Muslim High Days; The Sects of Islam; Sufism; The Mystic Path and Religious Orders. Section IV. Islam in the Modern World: Islam in the Near East; Islam in India Since the Tenth Century; Islam in India Since the Tenth Century; Reform Movements in India; The New Apologetic. Section V. Christianity and Islam: Christianity and Islam in India Since the Sixteenth Century; Sources of Strength in Islam; The Inadequacy of Islam; Christian Doctrines in the Light of Muslim Prejudice; The New Polemic; A Candid Inquiry into our Methods; and Our Supreme Task.

THIS 58 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The People of the Mosque an Introduction to the Study of Islam with Special Reference to India, by L. Bevan Jones. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766192059.

1932. This book, an introductory study as the title shows, has been compiled to meet a special need in India. It was undertaken, in the first instance, in response to a request of a subcommittee of the National Christian Council. Contents Section I. The Rise and Expansion of Islam: Arabia and Its People; Muhammad; The First Four Khalifas (Caliphs); The Subsequent Expansion of Islam. Section II. The Foundations of Islam: The Four Foundations; The Traditions-Sunna; Muslim Canon Law. Section III. The Faith and Practice of Islam: The Creed; Religious Duties; Muslim High Days; The Sects of Islam; Sufism; The Mystic Path and Religious Orders. Section IV. Islam in the Modern World: Islam in the Near East; Islam in India Since the Tenth Century; Islam in India Since the Tenth Century; Reform Movements in India; The New Apologetic. Section V. Christianity and Islam: Christianity and Islam in India Since the Sixteenth Century; Sources of Strength in Islam; The Inadequacy of Islam; Christian Doctrines in the Light of Muslim Prejudice; The New Polemic; A Candid Inquiry into our Methods; and Our Supreme Task.

This book, an introductory study as the title shows, has been compiled to meet a special need in India. It was undertaken, in the first instance, in response to a request of a subcommittee of the National Christian Council. The contents include: Section I - The Rise and Expansion of Islam: Arabia and Its People, Muhammad, The First Four Khalifas (Caliphs), The Subsequent Expansion of Islam; Section II - The Foundations of Islam: The Four Foundations, The Traditions-Sunna, Muslim Canon Law; Section III - The Faith and Practice of Islam: The Creed, Religious Duties, Muslim High Days, The Sects of Islam, Sufism, The Mystic Path and Religious Orders; Section IV - Islam in the Modern World: Islam in the Near East, Islam in India Since the Tenth Century, Islam in India Since the Tenth Century, Reform Movements in India, The New Apologetic; Section V - Christianity and Islam: Christianity and Islam in India Since the Sixteenth Century, Sources of Strength in Islam, The Inadequacy of Islam, Christian Doctrines in the Light of Muslim Prejudice, The New Polemic, A Candid Inquiry into our Methods, and Our Supreme Task.

The gnarled, immutable yew tree is one of the most evocative sights in the British and Irish language, an evergreen impression of immortality, the tree that provides a living botanical link between our own landscapes and those of the distant past. This book tells the extraordinary story of the yew's role in the landscape through the millennia, and makes a convincing case for the origins of many of the oldest trees, as markers of the holy places founded by Celtic saints in the early medieval 'Dark Ages'. With wonderful photographic portraits of ancient yews and a gazetteer (with locations) of the oldest yew trees in Britain, the book brings together for the first time all the evidence about the dating, history, archaeology and cultural connections of the yew. Robert Bevan-Jones discusses its history, biology, the origins of its name, the yew berry and its toxicity, its distribution across Britain, means of dating examples, and their association with folklore, with churchyards, abbeys, springs, pre-Reformation wells and as landscape markers. This third edition has an updated introduction with new photographs and corrections to the main text.