Chapter 1 Introduction: Analytical Puzzle, Literature Review, Central Arguments, and Methodological Considerations

Chapter 2 Evolving Functions of the Party and Political Work System in the PLA

Chapter 3 The PLA and Intra-CCP Leadership Power Struggle in the Eras of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping

Chapter 4 Top Leaders and the PLA in the Post-Deng Era

Chapter 5 Circulation of Elites Across the Civil-Military Institutional Boundaries

Chapter 7 Major Implications for China’s National Security, Civil-Military Cooperation, and Inter-Agency Policy Coordination

Chapter 8 Conclusion: Institutional Changes and Possible Role of the Military in Transition to the Post-Xi Jinping Leadership