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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

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