Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Embark on an incredible transformative adventure and witness one woman’s life-changing journey from despair to liberation. Beautifully written as an authentic window into one single mother’s remarkable journey through the rich culture of Barcelona, Venturing Forth is a fascinating and deeply inspiring memoir that explores the hard-won lessons she discovered while caring for two young toddlers and navigating a global pandemic. Caught in the aftermath of an unraveling marriage, author and wellness coach Hsin Chen bares her soul, revealing how she rose from the ashes and tapped into a wellspring of inner resilience to overcome COVID, mental health struggles, and parenting doubts to forge a flourishing future for her children. Sharing the raw and gritty details of her tumultuous four-year-long journey, alongside her many dating adventures in the wake of her divorce, Hsin’s story will speak to the souls of anyone who has struggled with seemingly insurmountable hardship. Venturing Forth gently reminds us that we hold immense power for self-transformation, inviting us to break free from our comfort zones, embrace risks, practice deeper self-awareness, and tackle uncertainty with a revitalized sense of curiosity and adventure. As a powerful read for single parents – or for anyone who feels overwhelmed by the challenges of life – Hsin’s story is a breath of fresh air, standing as a testament to the unending resilience of the human spirit. This memoir shows us there’s a beautiful journey awaiting us if we take the plunge and cross the bridge of adversity. Venturing Forth is more than a memoir – it’s a lifeline for anyone who needs a guiding light or a word of wisdom for their journey. Are you ready to discover how Hsin’s story could change your life?

Rethinking Youth Citizenship After the Age of Entitlement provides a primer for exploring hard questions about how young people understand, experience and enact their citizenship in uncertain times and about their senses of membership and belonging. It examines how familiar modes of exclusion are compounded by punitive youth policies in ways that are concealed by neoliberal discourses. It considers the role of key institutions in constructing young people's citizenship and looks at the ways in which some young people are opting out of established enactments of citizenship while creating new ones. Critically reflecting on recent scholarly interest in the geographical, relational, affective and temporal dimensions of young people's experiences of citizenship, it also reinvigorates the discussion about citizenship rights and entitlements, and what these might mean for young people. The book draws on global research and theories of citizenship but has a particular focus on Australia, which provides a unique example of a country that has fared well economically yet is mimicking the austerity measures of the United Kingdom and Europe. It concludes with an argument for a rethinking of citizenship which recognises young people's rights as citizens and the ways in which these interact with their lived experience at a time that has been characterised as 'the end of the age of entitlement'.

This book mainly addresses China’s current demographic situation and social people-related policies. It aims to solve the issues of demographic transition, population aging, population flow, urbanization, population quality, etc. China is the first large population country, with the vast territory and the huge economic system. It has many issues such as productivity and production relations, superstructure and economic base, and domestic and international relations in various fields and at all levels. Hence, China needs to come up with a set of overall strategies. The author sorts out all of his works in recent years and performs his new academic achievements on demographic issues and social governing strategies. This timely book offers new methods that impact advanced social development with real data.