中国历代政治得失

《中国历代政治得失》为钱穆先生的专题演讲合集，分别就中国汉、唐、宋、明、清五代的政府组织、百官职权、考试监察、财经赋税、兵役义务等种种政治制度作了提要的概观与比照，叙述因革演变，指陈利害得失。作者对中国各代政治经济制度的优劣分析简明扼要，总括了中国历史与政治的精要大义，既把握了重点，又兼顾整个面上的综述，是今人学习古代历史政治极好的资料。本书中文语言深入浅出，英译文语言地道，通俗易懂，增加了必要的注释，有助于读者更好地理解文意。

  Contents
序
Preface
前言
Foreword

讲汉代
Lecture One The Han Dynasty
一、汉代政府组织
I. Government Organization of the Han Dynasty
甲、皇室与政府
1. The Imperial Family and the Government
乙、中央政府的组织
2. Organization of the Central Government
丙、汉代地方政府
3. Local Governments of the Han Dynasty
丁、中央与地方之关系
4. Relationship Between the Central and Local Governments

二、汉代选举制度
II. Selection of Offis Under the Han
三、汉代经济制度
III. The Economic System of the Han Dynasty
四、汉代兵役制度
IV. The Military System of the Han Dynasty
五、汉制得失检讨
V. Merits and Demerits of the Han System

第二讲唐代
Lecture Two The Tang Dynasty
一、唐代政府组织
I. Government Organization of the Tang Dynasty
甲、汉唐相权之比较
1. Change of the Prime Minister’s Power from Han to Tang
乙、唐代中央政府三省职权之分配
2. Division of Power Among the Three Central Ministries
丙、中央最高机构政事堂
3. Administration Hall — the Highest Central Organization
丁、尚书省与六部
4. The Executive Ministry and the Six Departments
戊、唐代地方政府
5. Local Governments of the Tang Dynasty
己、观察使与节度使
6. Supervisors and Central Commissioners
二、唐代考试制度
II. Imperial Examination for Selecting Offis in the Tang Dynasty
甲、魏晋南北朝时代之九品中正制
1. Nine-Rank System in the Wei, Jin, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties
乙、唐代之科举
2. Selection System of the Tang Dynasty
三、唐代经济制度
III. The Economic System of the Tang Dynasty
甲、唐代的租府调制
1. The Tri-tax System in the Tang Dynasty
乙、唐代账籍制度
2. Household and Farmhand Registration of the Tang Dynasty
丙、唐代的两税制
3. Two-Season Tax System of the Tang Dynasty
丁、汉唐经济财政之比较
4. Comparison Between Han and Tang Economic and Finan Systems
四、唐代兵役制度
IV. The Military System of the Tang Dynasty
五、唐代制度综述
V. Summary of the Tang System

第三讲宋代
Lecture Three The Song Dynasty
一、宋代政府组织
I. Government Organization of the Song Dynasty
甲、宋代中央政府
1. The Central Government
乙、相权之分割
2. Division of