Islam

The world's leading Islamicist offers a concise introduction to this rich and diverse tradition of 1.2 billion adherents.

In this informative and clear introduction to the world of Islam, Seyyed Hossein Nasr explores the following topics in depth:

•What Is Islam

•The Doctrines and Beliefs of Islam

•Islamic Practices and Institutions

•The History of Islam

•Schools of Islamic Thought

•Islam in the Contemporary World

•Islam and Other Religions

•The Spiritual and Religious Significance of Islam

“"A valuable primer on a religion that, for all its monolithic appearances, is as splintered as any other." -- Kirkus Reviews "[A] classical and timeless text....that manages to be sweeping in scope yet accessible in style." -- Publishers Weekly "[A] deep, thoughtful, sympathetic introduction to the diversity and history of Islamic faith and practice." -- Booklist”

"A valuable primer on a religion that, for all its monolithic appearances, is as splintered as any other." -- Kirkus Reviews

"[A] classical and timeless text....that manages to be sweeping in scope yet accessible in style." -- Publishers Weekly

"[A] deep, thoughtful, sympathetic introduction to the diversity and history of Islamic faith and practice." -- Booklist

Seyyed Hossein Nasr is university professor of Islamic Studies at George Washington University. Author of over fifty books, Professor Nasr is a well-known and highly respected intellectual figure both in the West and in the Islamic world. Born in Tehran, raised from the age of twelve in the United States, and a graduate of MIT and Harvard University, Nasr is well qualified to explain Islam to a Western audience. He appears frequently on Meet the Press, as well as other national news shows.

The World's Leading Islamicist Offers a Concise Introduction to This Rich and Diverse Tradition of 1.2 Billion Adherents In this informative and clear introduction to the world of Islam, Seyyed Hossein Nasr explores the following topics in depth: What Is Islam? The Doctrines and Beliefs of Islam Islamic Practices and Institutions The History of Islam Schools of Islamic Thought Islam in the Contemporary World Islam and Other Religions The Spiritual and Religious Significance of Islam.

This book begins with an overview in the first chapter of tax increment financing fundamentals that are generally uniform across the jurisdictions. The following chapters then survey the experience of different states with tax increment financing, in connection with urban redevelopment projects. The states were chosen not so much to represent distinct differences in treatment of TIF across the U.S., but rather to demonstrate a sampling across different geographic regions, among small and large states, urban and rural.The chapter authors describing the experiences in the states report on:e the income stream tapped for the tax increment;e the form of long-term project financing, usually in the form of bonds;e the need for urban redevelopment as part of the TIF package;e the presence or need for a plan; ande the presence or need for public participation. To conclude this examination of the state of the law, the final chapter is an updated version of an article that first appeared in the law review for the ABA Section of State and Local Government Law, The Urban Lawyer. The article examines how state courts have construed TIF bonds in light of constitutional limits on borrowing, a subject that is important but not easily treated in sufficient depth in the state chapters we included.

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