Introduction : issues and questions
Law and culture: theory and method
Law in the Chinese cultural tradition
The late Qing constitutional reform : modernization first, democracy second
The Republic of China constitutional reform : the Anglo-American model modified
The early PRC constitutional reform : the Soviet model at a different stage
The Maoist constitutional reform : governance without laws
The Dengist constitutional reform : the 1954 constitution modified
The four amendments : liberalization with limits
The epilogue : recent events and interpreting China's strive for a constitutional order.