The Class Of 1761 : Examinations, State, and Elites in Eighteenth-Century China.
Man-Cheong, Iona.
The Class Of 1761 : Examinations, State, and Elites in Eighteenth-Century China. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (312 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The Meanings of Examination -- 2 Regulating Aspirations -- 3 Rites of Spring -- 4 Fair Fraud and Fraudulent Fairness -- 5 Paths to Glory -- Coda -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Appendix 5 -- Character List -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
A rich and engaging study of one graduating class of the imperial examination system of eighteenth-century China.
9780804767132
Men -- Education -- China -- History -- 18th century.
Civil service -- China -- Examinations -- History -- 18th century.
Electronic books.
JQ1512
The Class Of 1761 : Examinations, State, and Elites in Eighteenth-Century China. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (312 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The Meanings of Examination -- 2 Regulating Aspirations -- 3 Rites of Spring -- 4 Fair Fraud and Fraudulent Fairness -- 5 Paths to Glory -- Coda -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Appendix 5 -- Character List -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
A rich and engaging study of one graduating class of the imperial examination system of eighteenth-century China.
9780804767132
Men -- Education -- China -- History -- 18th century.
Civil service -- China -- Examinations -- History -- 18th century.
Electronic books.
JQ1512