China Reconstructs includes ten articles that investigate the reconstruction of modern China and provide different dimensions to the vibrant and multifaceted history of the country. The book discusses how prominent individuals, political parties, and ordinary people alike looked for ways to "reconstruct China" in a period of great political upheavals.

Contributions by: Ko-wu Huang, Philip Yuen-sang Leung, Wang Ke-wen, Ka-che Yip, James P. Leibold, Odoric Y.K. Wou, Chau Chi Fung, Parks M. Coble