The Thorny Gates of Learning in Sung China

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.

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.

Product details

• Authors: John Chaffee, John W Chaffee, John W. Chaffee
• Publisher: SUNY Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.01.1995
• EAN: 9780791424247
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-2424-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 522 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education