Introduction: the protagonists in the Politburo, 1972-76
1. Coming to terms with Lin Biao: "ultra-left" and "ultra-right" on the road to the tenth Party Congress, 1972-73
2. "The Second Cultural Revolution," fall 1973-summer 1974
3. Toward the fourth National People's Congress, August 1974-January 1975
4. Mao, Deng, and the politics of consolidation: from the fourth NPC to summer 1975
5. Deng 's period "in charge:" comprehensive consolidation, July-October 1975
6. The unfolding of a new leadership equation: the turn against Deng and the ascent of Hua, November 1975-March 1976
7. The Tiananmen Incident and Mao's last days, April-September 1976
8. The purge of the "Gang of Four," September-October 1976.