前言·························································································· （1）
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第一章 地方民兵和傳統國傢·················································（1）
第一節 近代史的時限·····················································（1）
第二節 國傢民兵製度的曆史重要性·····························（11）
第二章 1796－1850年間清代民兵政策的發展···················（37）
第一節 白蓮教叛亂期間的地方管理問題····················（37）
第二節 太平天國叛亂前夕的清代民兵政策················（51）
第三章 中國南部和中部地方武裝的結構····························（64）
第一節 地方組織的規模···············································（64）
第二節 地方組織的原則···············································（76）
第三節 團與官僚政治部門之間的關係························（94）
第四章 叛亂的發生和正統名流的組建武裝······················（107）
第一節 從地方防禦到帝國的防禦：江忠源··············（107）
第二節 鬍林翼創建‚親兵‛ ·····································（120）
第三節 曾國藩和湘軍·················································（139）
第四節 劉於潯和南昌防禦·········································（156）
第五章 軍事化的對應等級組織·········································（170）
第一節 正統的和異端的等級組織······························（170）
第二節 相互作用和一體化·········································（181）
第六章 民兵、國傢和革命·················································（194）
第一節 太平天國叛亂的社會－戰略問題··················（194）
第二節 傳統國傢的崩潰·············································（217）
參考書目················································································（233）
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