Description
This book offers the reformist perspective of one of the most persistent and outspoken constitutional reformers in China. Through the analysis of landmark constitutional events in China since the late nineteenth century, it reveals the fatal dilemma faced by constitutional reform and the deadly dangers of any violent revolution that arises out of the frustration with the repeated failures of reform. Although there is no easy way out of such a predicament, the book analyzes available resources in the existing system and suggests possible strategies that might bring success to future constitutional reforms.
Table of Contents
1. From the third cooperation to the third republic: a centennial anticipation; 2. From the xinhai revolution to the may fourth movement: fatal failures; 3. The rise and fall of totalitarianism: the cultural revolution and beyond; 4. The vicissitudes of a crippled reform: 1978–present; 5. The constitutional manifesto: a centennial memorial to the Xinhai revolution; 6. Towards the future: constitutional design, social contract and human dignity; Bibliography; Index.
