Cultural History of Civil Examinations in Late Imperial China

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About the author

Benjamin A. Elman is Professor of Chinese History and Director of the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles; from 1999 to 2001 he will be a Visiting Professor at the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study. He is author of Classicism, Politics, and Kinship: The Ch'ang-chou School of New Text Confucianism in Late Imperial China (California, 1990; Chinese edition, 1998) and coeditor of Education and Society in Late Imperial China, 1600-1900 (California, 1994).

Summary

Uses examination records from the Yuan, Ming, and Ch'ing dynasties, 1315-1904, to explore the social, political, and cultural dimensions of the civil examination system, one of the most important institutions in Chinese history. This book considers the intersections between elite social life, popular culture, and religion.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin A Elman, Benjamin A. Elman
• Assisted by: Benjamin A. Elman (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.03.2000
• EAN: 9780520215092
• ISBN: 978-0-520-21509-2
• No. of pages: 889
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; History, Asia, HISTORY / Asia / General, Asian History