1. The Transformation of Progressive Ideologies: Reflections on the Anarchist Movement in the Chinese Revolution, 1911-1929 • Chang Liu, The New School for Social Research.

2. State-Building and Land Ownership in China and Vietnam: The Critical Juncture of Constitution-Making between 1976 and 1982 • Zhihang Ruan, Northwestern University.

3. Why Communist Party of China: Social Capital in the Whampoa Military Academy • Katrina Q. Wang, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

4. Cadre Transfer and the Territorial Logic of Building Corruption Networks in China • Yingyao Wang, University of Virginia.

5. Manufacturing History: Local County Gazetteers in Communist China • Fei Yan, Tsinghua University; Tongtian Xiao, University of Washington.