Civil Examinations and Meritocracy in Late Imperial China
Examines China's civil service examinations and their impact on governance, education, and social structures in late imperial times.
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This book explores the civil examination system in late imperial China and its connection to ideas of merit and social mobility.
It analyzes how examinations influenced governance, education, and elite formation over several centuries.
The work draws on historical records to assess the strengths and limitations of the meritocratic model.
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