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Free Download Xiaojiong Ding, "Policy Metamorphosis in China: A Case Study of Minban Education in Shanghai "
English | ISBN: 0739129635 | 2011 | 260 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
China has been experiencing great economic and social changes since the late 1970s when the Reform and Opening-Up policies were accepted. While some Sinologists argue that such changes have made the Chinese structure of authority fragmented and discrepant, and have weakened the directive power of the Central Government, a few others emphasize that despite a certain degree of economic decentralization and segmentation of public power, the Central Government has been seeking ways to hold the nation together. Consequently, while the former argue that due to the centrifugal nature of the political system, policy implementation is bound to deviate from the route specified by the Central Government, the latter hold that national policies are carried out faithfully, with minor deviations only in certain circumstances.

Free Download Marcie Boucouvalas Lindy L. McMullin, Regina U. Hess, "Metamorphosis through Conscious Living"
English | ISBN: 1443853615 | 2017 | 357 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Metamorphosis, the theme of this book, derives from the Ancient Greek language and refers to a transformative process that often includes disintegration and reintegration, on the route to conscious living with self, community and the world. This collection proposes that engagement with the sacred is what makes research and practice transpersonal, the sacred other that lives both within and beyond us as individuals and unique cultures. The transpersonal approach is distinctive in that it regards the potential metamorphosis of all those involved in research and professional practice a core value. This volume engages the audience in professional, practical, as well as inquiry-related topics that reflect the diverse nature of the transpersonal studies field, and extend an experience of metamorphosis to the reader. The book moves scholarship forward in an innovative and creative way with relevant themes that not only honour the sacred, but lend a transpersonal paradigm to scientific and professional methods and models.

Free Download Ovid and Hesiod: The Metamorphosis of the Catalogue of Women By Ziogas, Ioannis
2013 | 260 Pages | ISBN: 1107007410 | PDF | 4 MB
This work argues that a profound engagement with Hesiod is central to Ovid’s poetic world. The influence on Ovid of Hesiod, the most important archaic Greek poet after Homer, has been underestimated. Yet, as this book shows, a profound engagement with Hesiod’s themes is central to Ovid’s poetic world.

Free Download Apuleius and the Metamorphosis of Platonism By Claude Moreschini
2016 | 420 Pages | ISBN: 2503554709 | PDF | 10 MB
Apuleius was a respected philosophus Platonicus in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Until the middle of last century, he attracted the attention of scholars as a so-called ‘Middle Platonist’ author. Then, with the rejection of the historical schema that he had been situated in (the so-called ‘school of Gaius’, which we will treat shortly), his ‘brother’ Alcinous was the object of studies and (even harsh) criticisms, while almost nothing more was written about Apuleius by anyone. Studies of Middle Platonism primarily accentuated the liberty of the philosophers of the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, who interpreted the doctrines of Plato without constituting a specific school. Due to this new vision of Middle Platonism, Apuleius’ role was difficult to define. It is not uncommon to find that Apuleius the philosopher is completely neglected . The literary character, and especially the ‘rhetorical’ nature of some of his works and of his personality have probably hurt his reputation in philosophy. These aspects of his personality have however been ever more accentuated in the last few decades within the development of studies on Second Sophistics. Consequently not only have there been few scholars to show interest for Apuleius’ philosophical doctrines, but those few who have the opportunity to almost manage his philosophical doctrines usually disregard his literary works. In this way one cannot understand the most specific aspect of his philosophy, which consists in a sort of intermingling of philosophy and literature (a typical attitude of Greek and Latin culture of the 2nd century AD), and above all, of religion and Platonism. The dichotomy between philosophy and literature that was normal in the 19th and 20th centuries therefore still persists in the case of Apuleius. Claudio Moreschini attempted in some way to fill this gap in his 1978 study on Apuleio e il Platonismo. It was obviously in vain. Accordingly, in this book he would like to reflect on the possibility of a synthesis between these two aspects.

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Free Download Novel Metamorphosis: Uncommon Ways to Revise, 2nd edition By Darcy Pattison
2012 | 130 Pages | ISBN: 0985213418 | EPUB | 1 MB
Congratulations! You’ve finished a novel.What an accomplishment! Now what?Now, you need a innovative, in-depth guide to revision.Why Revise?Before revision: Nice StoryAfter revision: Richer, deeper-the novel of your dreams.Novice or Seasoned:For aspiring novelists, mid-list novelists who want to break out, novelists who want to self-publish-successfully, writers who have completed NaNoWriMo but don’t know what to do next, and writing critique groups looking for a way to help each other to the next level.Revising has never been easierSystematically inventory and diagnose your manuscriptVisually manipulate your manuscript to identify problemsTransform dull characters into fascinating, memorable peopleStrengthen the narrative and emotional arcsSharpen dialogueMorph dull settings into backdrops that set the moodEnliven narrated events by selecting the right detailsUse language with confidenceAdd depth with narrative patterningIn-depth professional developmentPlan your novel’s metamorphosisThe ResultsA stronger, richer, deeper story, a story that makes readers weep and cry and turn the next page.Novel Metamorphosis, unlike most books on revision, turns theory into radical new tools which are practical, tangible, concrete.Cut straight to the heart of your manuscript’s problemDevelop your writing and editing skillsUnderstand the critical underlying structure of your storyLearn theory as you workSpark in-depth discussions in your critique group