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Considers the politics of central decision-making by focusing on
senior policy makers and implementing bureaucracies on the one
hand, and actors in economic and non-economic arenas on the other.
The contributors held significant party and government positions in
China up to 1989.
This book highlights information obtained from formal interviews
and informal conversations with knowledgeable Chinese in 1985-1987.
It reveals the growing participation in politics of social groups
and related changes underway in the patterns of contemporary
Chinese political thought and culture.
This book highlights information obtained from formal interviews
and informal conversations with knowledgeable Chinese in 1985-1987.
It reveals the growing participation in politics of social groups
and related changes underway in the patterns of contemporary
Chinese political thought and culture.
At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the once numerous
pronouncements of a coming conflict with China have been muted as
both countries face new challenges. The contributors to this
insightful volume discuss some of the most critical issues in
contemporary U.S.-China relations and provide historical and
cultural perspectives on these issues. The importance of every
major development in U.S.-China relations is discussed, from the
success of Chinese economic reform and the rise of civil society to
the EP-3 collision and the Taiwan Strait issue. While not all
contributors have the same interpretation of events or conception
of their implications, this volume provides a balanced,
non-partisan account that presents readers with a brief and
comprehensive summary of the issues at the forefront of the debate
over the future of U.S.-China relations.
A history of the development of ballet designed for dance history courses. The discussion moves from the origins of dance through the middle ages onto the beginnings of ballet, to Renaissance spectacle in Italy, and the beginnings of ballet in France. Then in the second part of the book, the maturation of ballet as a style is studied, from the 1600s through the 1800s, in Europe. The last part of the book focuses on the changes n ballet through the twentieth century.
Growing up can mean growing pains and the joys of new independence.
With maturity comes the shift from infinite possibilities to
imminent realities. These thirteen stories describe the slow and
subtle experience of growing up, allowing us to reflect upon the
forces that pushed us toward adulthood and away from the familiar
ground of youth that must be left behind if we are to learn how to
soar on our own.
"The Art of Film Funding" is written for documentaries, shorts, and
feature producers for funding via grants, individual
investments/donations, online crowd funding, and distribution
through streaming video. It also covers new online financing
written by a woman who gives three grants a year valued at
$100,000.
Astonishingly relevant portraits of the lives of seven women mystics Known to more than a million readers as the coauthor of the classic vegetarian cookbook Laurel's Kitchen, Carol Lee Flinders looks to the hunger of the spirit in Enduring Grace. In these striking and sustaining depictions of seven remarkable women, Flinders brings to life a chorus of wisdom from the past that speaks with remarkable relevance to our contemporary spiritual quests. From Clare of Assisi in the Middle East to Thérèse of Lisieux in the late nineteenth century, Flinders's compelling and refreshingly informal portraits reveal a common foundation of conviction, courage, and serenity in the lives of these great European Catholic mystics. Their distinctly female voices enrich their writings on the experience of the inner world, the nourishing role of friendship and community in our lives, and on finding our true work. At its heart, Enduring Grace is a living testament to how we can make peace with sorrow and disappointment and bring joy and transcendence into our lives.
'A beautifully written book...Essential reading' John Humphrys
'Carol Lee is a courageous writer. This book is both tender and
tough-minded in its record of one woman's day by day journey
through a universal experience' Maggie Gee In a candid portrayal of
the last years of her parents' lives, Carol Lee confronts the sense
of loss - and longing - at the heart of her family, and perhaps all
families. They have often lived separately - in the UK, Africa,
Egypt and the Middle East, her father's sudden illness and her
mother's gradual memory loss bringing them together. Returning with
her brother as adult 'children' - roles and boundaries between all
of them changed - guilt and anger play their part in the two and a
half years which follow. But Carol finds delight, too, in stories
of her mother practising tango in the tiny kitchen of her childhood
home, and she is humbled by her father's courage. Snowbound
winters, beach walks in Wales and African times are captured in
this account of the turmoil of long-distance care. Along the road
back to a parent's house, matters of memory, identity, grief - and
renewal - are woven through four people's lives to reveal a rich
legacy from the past.
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