Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Map and Tables ix
4. Preface xi
5. Abbreviations xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I: Envisioning Reform from the Center
8. 1. Western Models and Chinese Practices: The New Policy Decade 25
9. 2. Judicial Modernity as Performance of Formality: The Beiyang Era 54
10. 3. Justice Under the Party-State: The Nanjing Decade 84
11. Part II: Provincial Setting and Financial Constraints
12. 4. Provincial Institutions and Judicial Reform in Jiangsu 115
13. 5. Judicial Finance: Nation, Province, and County 149
14. Part III: The County Judicial Process
15. 6. The Social Context of County Judicial Functions 187
16. 7. Power and Justice in Local Society 219
17. 8. Prison Reform and County Jails 247
18. Part IV: Between Formalization and Informal Practices
19. 9. "Quick Justice": Punishing Robbers and Bandits 277
20. 10. The Praxis of Petition and the Economy of False Accusation 302
21. Conclusion 329
22. Notes 337
23. References 357
24. Glossary 369
25. Index 373