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The Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) special tactics community is a small, tight-knit brotherhood of proficient and committed warriors, consisting of special tactics officers and combat controllers, combat rescue officers and pararescuemen, and officer and enlisted special operations weathermen. These warriors have consistently proven themselves to be an invaluable force multiplier throughout history in conflicts around the world. This is their story.--Provided by publisher

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Language of Colonial Establishments (—1700) -- 2 Ethnic Diversity and Evangelical Differentiation (1700—1760) -- 3 The Struggle for Independence and the Terms of Settlement (1760—1820) -- The Threat of an Anglican Establishment -- The Founding Fathers on the Issue of Establishment -- 4 The Era of Republican Protestantism (1820—1860) -- 5 The Recognition of American Pluralism (1860—1920) -- The Public Schools as Divisive -- Americanism," Protestant and Catholic -- American Governments and Religious Institutions -- Some Limitations on Religious Freedom -- 6 Mainstream Pluralism (1920—1960) -- Church and State in Religious Perspectives -- Church and State as a Political Issue -- Church and State as a Juridical Problem -- 7 Dimensions of Inclusive Pluralism (1960—) -- Religion and Public Education -- Religion and Politics -- Religion and Governmental Activity -- Church and State: Institutional Issues -- Aid to Religious Schools -- The Scope of Religious Liberty -- God and Country: Cultural Issues -- Chronology -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Index

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER II: TRADE NOT RULE: ANGLO-CHINESE RELATIONS 1689-1895 -- CHAPTER III: ENTRENCHMENT AND REACTION: THE OPEN DOOR POLICY AND RUSSOPHOBIA -- CHAPTER IV: "GUNBOAT" MACDONALD: BRITAIN'S MAN-ON-THE- SPOT, 1896-1900 -- CHAPTER V: ARTIFICIAL AGENCY OF INFORMAL EMPIRE: SIR ROBERT HART AND IMPERIAL MARITIME CUSTOMS SERVICE -- CHAPTER VI: PRINCIPAL INSTRUMENTS OF EMPIRE: RAILWAY CONCESSIONS 1895-1900 -- CHAPTER VII: PRACTICAL INFORMAL EMPIRE: LOANS, TRADES, AND MINING CONCESSIONS 17O Chapter VIII: FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES: CHINESE COLLABORATION AND INFORMAL EMPIRE, 1895-1900 -- CHAPTER VIII: FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES: CHINESE COLLABORATION AND INFORMAL EMPIRE, 1895-1900 -- CHAPTER IX: CONCLUSION -- ENDNOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- The Failure of State Intervention in Cross-Straits Economic Relations -- Cross-Straits Economic Policy as a Case Study -- Theoretical Framework -- An Overview -- Notes -- 2 Democratic Transition in Taiwan -- Theories of Democratic Transition -- Democratic Transition in Taiwan -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3 An Overview of Taiwan's China Policy -- The PRC's Unification Policy -- The DPP's China Policy -- Taiwan's Official China Policy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4 Institutional Conflicts and Power Struggles -- Institutional Framework of Taiwan's China Policymaking -- The Straits Exchange Foundation and Institutional Conflicts -- Institutional Conflicts—The MAC Versus the Economic Bureaucracy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5 State-Business Relations and Taiwan's Cross-Straits Economic Policy -- State-Business Relations in Taiwan's Authoritarian Era -- State-Business Relations Since Democratization -- Big Business and Taiwan's Cross-Straits Economic Policy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6 Governing Cross-Straits Economic Relations -- Economic Regulations -- Economic Activities of Taiwanese Businesspeople in China -- Cross-Straits Economic Connections and the Prospects of a "Greater China Economic Circle," -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7 Conclusion -- Reasons for the Failure of State Intervention in Cross-Straits Economic Relations -- State and Society in Taiwan Revisited -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- About the Book and Author -- Index

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables and Illustrations -- Preface to the English Language Edition -- Preface to the Japanese Edition -- List of Acronyms -- Introduction: Six Realities and Unrealities About the Chinese Economy -- The Proposition of China's Impending Collapse (or China's Strategic Threat) -- The Proposition of China's Food Crisis -- The Proposition of a Chinese Energy Crisis or Environmental Crisis -- The Proposition of a Chinese Economic "Bubble" -- The Proposition of China's Huge Domestic Market -- The Proposition of Chinese "Country Risk" -- Part 1 Toward a Basic Understanding of the Chinese Economy -- 1 A Huge Country: An Amalgamation of "Small Countries" -- China's Area and Population in Global Perspective -- Another United Nations: "The Chinese Confederation of States" -- China's Provinces—Like Separate Countries -- 2 Population Pressure: The Challenge of 1.6 Billion People in 2030 -- The Chinese Population Pyramid -- Population Trends Since 1949 -- China's Model for Birth Control -- Population Projection for the Twenty-first Century -- 3 The Volatile History of "Chinese Socialism -- The Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping Eras -- Distinct Periods Within the Mao Zedong Era -- Distinct Periods Within the Deng Xiaoping Era -- The Jiang Zemin System and the Path of "Reform and Liberalization" -- 4 The Political System: The Role of the Chinese Communist Party as the "Conservative Party -- The Chinese Communist Party as the "Economic Development Party" -- Control Over Nonparty Organizations -- The National People's Congress's Role of Confirming the Decisions of the Communist Party -- 5 Economic System Reform: The Progress of the Market Economy Program -- The Fifty-Point Program for the Market Economy (1993) -- Status of Economic System Reform (1997)