Competition Over Content: Negotiating Standards for the Civil Service Examinations in Imperial China (1127-1279)
(Book #289 in the Harvard East Asian Monographs Series)
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Between the sixth and twentieth centuries, the civil service examinations created and maintained political coherence across the Chinese polity. Preparation for the examinations transformed the lives of literate elites by defining educational standards and disseminating a language that determined elite status. However, as participation in the examinations became central to that status, an intense competition to determine the educational curriculum...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0674025881
ISBN13:9780674025882
Release Date:October 2007
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:508 Pages
Weight:1.90 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 6.3" x 9.2"
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