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Social scientists always have been fascinated by cyclic theories, which not only parsimoniously describe and explain the underlying dynamics of world events, but, for the more adventurous, offer the possibility of prediction. This fascination has been especially true in the China field, where Chinese scholars and practitioners have used cyclic theories to explain Chinese politics since the Early Han. Among contemporary Western academics, sociologists have used "compliance" cycles to characterize the relationship between Chinese elites and the peasantry. Western economists have focused on variations of Chinese business cycles, such as the demand for consumption goods or harvest failures, to analyse China's economic growth. Political scientists have looked at the impact of various business, reform and factional cycles on Chinese political development.

Presenting case studies from sixteen countries on five continents, The Catholic Church and the Nation-State paints a rich portrait of a complex and paradoxical institution whose political role has varied historically and geographically. In this integrated and synthetic collection of essays, outstanding scholars from the United States and abroad examine religious, diplomatic, and political actionsùboth admirable and regrettableùthat shape our world. Kenneth R. Himes sets the context of the book by brilliantly describing the political influence of the church in the post-Vatican II era. There are

Foreword : delving into the challenges confronting China / David M. Lampton Introduction : the People's Republic of China today / Zhiqun Zhu China's leadership succession and change / Weixing Chen A tragic miscarriage : how China's quest for political reform is undercut by the China model / Yawei Liu Concluding the complex learning process : the Chinese elites' acceptance of outward-oriented development / Lawrence C. Reardon Political accountability in governance : an informative appraisal of China's political change / Yuchao Zhu Liberalism and its impact on China's reform / He Li China's demographic dividends : past gains and future pains / Ding Lu Smashing the iron rice bowls : severing ties between the Chinese state and socialist workers / Jin Zeng Developing a PAYGO social security system in China : retrospect and prospect / Lin Ye An unprecedented challenge : can the Internet be successfully controlled? / Junhao Hong Spiritual beliefs and ethnic relations in China : a cross-cultural and social psychological perspective / Yueh-Ting Lee and Hong Li Tourism, modernization, and nation-building : the case of the Yangzi delta / Cecilia L.F. Chien China's public diplomacy in a new era / Zhaoying Han Foreign publicity with weak political credibility : a case study of Beijing's foreign publicity over the Tibet riots / Sheng Ding China's search for energy and climate security in an interdependent world / Jean Garrison The coming of a prosperous China with strong military power / David Lai Extended horizon : China's blue-water navy ambition and its implications / Qiang Xin Alternative perspectives on US-China relations / Eric Hyer Whither China in the 21st century? / Zhiqun Zhu