Competition Over Content: Negotiating Standards for the Civil Service Examinations in Imperial China (1127-1279)

by Hilde De Weerdt

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• 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"