A Cultural History of Civil Examinations in Late Imperial China (Philip E. Lilienthal Book)
by Elman, Benjamin A
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0520215095
- ISBN 13
- 9780520215092
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University of California Press, 2000-03-22. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x5x2. Hardcover and dust jacket. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Small stains to front board. Clean, unmarked pages. xlii, 847 p., ill., 24 cm. <br> "In this multidimensional analysis, Benjamin A. Elman uses over a thousand newly available examination records from the Yuan, Ming, and Ch'ing dynasties, 1315-1904, to explore the social, political, and cultural dimensions of the civil examination system, one of the most important institutions in Chinese history. For over five hundred years, the most important positions within the dynastic government were usually filled through these difficult examinations, and every other year some one to two million people from all levels of society attempted them.' - University of California Press
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- Title
- A Cultural History of Civil Examinations in Late Imperial China (Philip E. Lilienthal Book)
- Author
- Elman, Benjamin A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
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- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0520215095
- ISBN 13
- 9780520215092
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 2000-03-22
- Size
- 9x5x2
- X weight
- 50 oz
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