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16%OFFHilde de Weerdt - Competition over Content: Negotiating Standards for the Civil Service Examinations in Imperial China (1127–1279) - 9780674025882 - V9780674025882
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Competition over Content: Negotiating Standards for the Civil Service Examinations in Imperial China (1127–1279)

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Description for Competition over Content: Negotiating Standards for the Civil Service Examinations in Imperial China (1127–1279) Hardback. Between the 6th and 20th centuries, the civil service examinations created and maintained political coherence across the Chinese polity. This book explains the restructuring of the examination field during a critical point in its history, the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages, 4 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JPP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 856.

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 and the subject matter of the examinations erupted between intellectual and political rivals. The principal goal of this book is to explain the restructuring of the examination field during a critical point in its history, the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279), ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
Series
Harvard East Asian Monographs
Number of Pages
508
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674025882
SKU
V9780674025882
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About Hilde de Weerdt
Hilde De Weerdt is Professor of Chinese History at Leiden University.

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