Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. MAP / CHARTS xii
5. INTRODUCTION xiii
6. I CHUNG-KUO 3
7. II THE POLITICAL THOUGHT OF OLD CHINA 20
8. III THE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS OF OLD CHINA 30
9. IV THE IMPACT OF THE WEST AND THE FALL OF THE MONARCHY 49
10. V THE TRIALS AND FAILURES OF THE EARLY REPUBLIC 61
11. VI THE RISE OF THE KUOMINTANG TO SUPREME POWER 81
12. VII CHIANG KAI-SHEK’S RISE TO POWER WITHIN THE KUOMINTANG 94
13. VIII THE KUOMINTANG: ITS DOCTRINE, ORGANIZATION, AND LEADERSHIP 109
14. IX THE KUOMINTANG TUTELAGE 133
15. X THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND ITS PRESIDENT 150
16. XI THE EXECUTIVE YUAN 164
17. XII THE MILITARY POWER 177
18. XIII LEGISLATION AND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS 191
19. XIV FINANCE AND THE BUDGET 205
20. XV ADMINISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS 217
21. XVI THE EXAMINATION YUAN AND THE CIVIL SERVICE 233
22. XVII LAW AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 247
23. XVIII THE CONTROL POWER 262
24. XIX THE PEOPLE'S POLITICAL COUNCIL 278
25. XX WARTIME DEMANDS FOR CONSTITUTIONALISM 296
26. XXI THE CONSTITUTION OF 1946 317
27. XXII THE NEW GOVERNMENT OF 1948 331
28. XXIII POLITICAL PARTIES 346
29. XXIV PARTY POLITICS AND STRUGGLES 369
30. XXV THE OUTLOOK FOR A GOVERNMENT FOR THE PEOPLE AND BY THE PEOPLE 387
31. NOTES 399
32. APPENDICES 429
33. BIBLIOGRAPHY 483
34. TRANSLITERATIONS OF CHINESE WORDS 511
35. INDEX 515