国藩是晚清社会急剧变革中率先由儒家传统经世致用转向学习洋务以图自救的代表人物，深入剖析他一生复杂多变的心路历程、他在应付时代大变局中采取各种举措背后深刻的思想文化背景，是一件十分有意义的事。本书作者在这方面作了有益的尝试。-Zeng Guofan in late Qing lead in the transformation of social sharply by Confucian tradition applying what turned to the study of the representative figure of westernization smother self-rescue, this paper explores the complex his life journey, he in dealing with age take various measures in great upheavals behind deep ideological and cultural background, is a very worthwhile. The author in this respect made beneficial attempt.