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

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.

Author: John W. Chaffee
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 01/25/1995
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.08h x 5.91w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780791424247

About the Author
John W. Chaffee is Chairperson and Associate Professor in the Department of History at State University of New York, Binghamton. He is coeditor of NeoConfucian Education: The Formative Stage, and former editor of the Bulletin of Sung Yuan Studies.

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