原书序···························································· 1
致谢······························································· 6
第一章　序曲：东西方国际大家庭的相遇··············· 8
一、东亚国际大家庭····································· 9
二、天朝上国及其与蛮夷部落的关系···············13
三、中国的“对外”交往制度························23
四、派遣外交使节驻外问题···························29
第一部分
外国驻华使馆的建立（1858—1861 年）
第二章　常驻公使问题：外交序曲·······················36
一、1858 年西方国家的在华目标····················42
二、天津谈判前的困局·································54
第三章　天津谈判············································75
一、额李对桂花··········································81
二、朝廷政治·············································89
第四章　上海税则会议···································· 112
一、秘密计划··········································· 113
二、桂良重启谈判····································· 119
三、上海新任钦差大臣······························· 125
第五章　个性与外交：领导力研究····················· 130
第六章　大沽口之战后的公使驻京问题··············· 143
一、英国的反应········································ 146
二、额尔金第二次使华······························· 153
三、公使馆与总理衙门······························· 165
第七章　意识形态问题：公使驻京与大清体制······ 170
第二部分
国际法的引入
第八章　国际法的汉译···································· 186
一、林则徐尝试译出瓦特尔作品··················· 189
二、丁韪良翻译惠顿作品···························· 194
三、丁译《万国公法》的文本批评················ 199
第九章　中国对国际法的有限适用：成功与失败······ 204
一、丁译《万国公法》的反响······················ 204
二、未能发挥国际法的积极作用··················· 213
第三部分
中国常驻外国公使馆的设立
第十章　解决问题的早期路径··························· 226
一、中国人对待出使的传统观念··················· 228
二、早期英方的建议（1858—1866 年）········· 232
三、朝廷的回应········································ 239
第十一章　举国关注的公使问题（1867—1876年）······ 246
一、1867—1868 年的中英修约····················· 246
二、向西方派遣的第一批使团（1868—1870 年）···· 253
三、1871 年的中日条约与1874 年的台湾事件···· 259
四、马嘉理事件（1875—1876 年）··············· 265
第十二章　驻外使馆成为常设外交机构······················ 272
一、道歉使团与第一个驻外公使馆················ 274
二、1875—1880 年间的其他驻外公使馆········· 279
三、郭嵩焘的困境····································· 282
四、使馆之组织及经费······························· 287
第十三章　尾声：现代世界中的帝制中国传统······ 300
一、对于设立外国公使馆思想上的抵触·········· 301
二、变革中的传统：中国之于世界················ 311
附录···························································· 318
附一　19 世纪时期外国驻华公使名录············ 318
附二　19 世纪时期中国驻主要西方国家
外交公使名录·································· 322
附三　出使各国历年收入总数表··················· 324
附四　出使各国历年支出总数表··················· 327
注释···························································· 330
注释内缩写表··········································· 330
原文注释······················································ 332
参考文献······················································ 377
索引···························································· 407
术语对照表··················································· 423
译后记························································· 447