Introduction; Preface to the English translation; Acknowledgements; 1. Republican constitutionalism as an ideal type and tradition and its alternatives; 2. First republic. The independent republic (1810–1830); 3. Second republic. The authoritarian republic (1830–1870); 4. Third republic. The liberal republic (1870–1924); 5. Fourth republic. The democratic republic (1932–1973); 6. The dictatorial imposition of authoritarian constitutionalism (1973–1990); 7. Fifth republic. The neo-liberal republic (1990 to date); 8. The most recent Chilean constitutional moment and its content; 9. Afterword; 10. Annex: agreement for social peace and a new constitution (2019); 11. Bibliography; 12. Index.