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长期来,《中国绅士——关于其在19世纪中国社会中作用的研究》一书在海内外学术界享有盛誉,其中关于19世纪中国绅士总数的估算及其一系列数据,作为权威的资料广为学界引用。但是,由于捐监资料收集的困难,作者对太平天国后各类绅士的估算中,忽略了太平天国后学额等增加的过程和生员等累积的周期这两个细节,使他对太平天国前后各类绅士数量的若干表述,与他的理论及客观实际出现了差异。而许多学者都没有注意到这些问题,往往不予分析而直接引用之,影响了张氏理论应用的科学性。故有必要对张仲礼就太平天国前后各类绅士和总数估算的表述及适用性,做一分析和说明。
For a long time, the book “The Chinese Gentleman - A Study on Its Role in Chinese Society in the 19th Century” has enjoyed a good reputation both at home and abroad. Among them, the estimation of the total number of Chinese gentlemen in the 19th century and a series of data are widely used as authoritative materials For the academic reference. However, due to the difficulties in collecting donations, the author ignored the increasing number of post-Taiping empires and other accumulated cycles during the Taiping Rebellion, Some statements about the number of gentlemen differ from his theory and objective reality. However, many scholars did not pay attention to these questions and often cited them without analysis, which affected the scientific application of Zhang’s theory. Therefore, it is necessary to make an analysis and explanation on the expression and applicability of Zhang Zhongli’s estimation of various gentlemen and the total number before and after the Taiping Rebellion.