The Thorny Gates of Learning in Sung China: A Social History of Examinations, New Edition

by John W. Chaffee

Book Overview

This book explores the profound cultural impact of the civil service examinations during the period when they first became the primary means of government recruitment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791424243
• ISBN13: 9780791424247
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.1"