Betting on the Civil Service Examinations - The Lottery in Late Qing China

In Betting on the Civil Service Examinations, En Li places the history of Chinese weixing, or "surname guessing," for civil service examinations in a larger context. Li traces institutional revenue innovations surrounding lottery regulation and depicts an expansive community stretching among Guangdong, Southeast Asia, and North America.

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Zusammenfassung

In Betting on the Civil Service Examinations, En Li places the history of Chinese weixing, or “surname guessing,” for civil service examinations in a larger context. Li traces institutional revenue innovations surrounding lottery regulation and depicts an expansive community stretching among Guangdong, Southeast Asia, and North America.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: En Li, Li En
• Verlag: Harvard University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9780674293779
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29377-9
• Seiten: 374
• Serie: Harvard East Asian Monographs
• Themen: Ratgeber > Hobby, Haus > Spielen, Raten; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Staatslehre und politische Verwaltung; China, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / China, Public Administration, Gambling: theories & methods, Social and cultural history, Asian History, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Gambling / General, Gambling: theories and methods