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.

Info autore

En Li is Assistant Professor of Modern East Asian History at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: En Li, Li En
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9780674293779
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29377-9
• Pagine: 374
• Serie: Harvard East Asian Monographs
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Hobby, casa > Giochi, quiz; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; 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