前言·························································································· （1）
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第一章 地方民兵和传统国家·················································（1）
第一节 近代史的时限·····················································（1）
第二节 国家民兵制度的历史重要性·····························（11）
第二章 1796－1850年间清代民兵政策的发展···················（37）
第一节 白莲教叛乱期间的地方管理问题····················（37）
第二节 太平天国叛乱前夕的清代民兵政策················（51）
第三章 中国南部和中部地方武装的结构····························（64）
第一节 地方组织的规模···············································（64）
第二节 地方组织的原则···············································（76）
第三节 团与官僚政治部门之间的关系························（94）
第四章 叛乱的发生和正统名流的组建武装······················（107）
第一节 从地方防御到帝国的防御：江忠源··············（107）
第二节 胡林翼创建‚亲兵‛ ·····································（120）
第三节 曾国藩和湘军·················································（139）
第四节 刘于浔和南昌防御·········································（156）
第五章 军事化的对应等级组织·········································（170）
第一节 正统的和异端的等级组织······························（170）
第二节 相互作用和一体化·········································（181）
第六章 民兵、国家和革命·················································（194）
第一节 太平天国叛乱的社会－战略问题··················（194）
第二节 传统国家的崩溃·············································（217）
参考书目················································································（233）