{"product_id":"the-thorny-gates-of-learning-in-sung-china-paperback","title":"The Thorny Gates of Learning in Sung China - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn W. Chaffee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of illustrations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e List of tables\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e List of abbreviations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Geographical note\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Preface to the Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Introduction: the examination of life \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTwo protests\u003cbr\u003e The examination of life\u003cbr\u003e The examination of literature\u003cbr\u003e The historical context\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The structure of recruitment \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Sung bureaucracy\u003cbr\u003e Recruitment of clerks and the military\u003cbr\u003e Recruitment of the civil service\u003cbr\u003e Patterns of recruitment\u003cbr\u003e Students and \u003ci\u003echu-jen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe growth of the literati\u003cbr\u003e Recruitment and the social order\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. For the utmost governance: examinations in the early Sung \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSung examinations and the Confucian tradition\u003cbr\u003e Examinations under the early emperors\u003cbr\u003e Institutional innovations\u003cbr\u003e Qualifying for candidacy\u003cbr\u003e Occupational prohibitions\u003cbr\u003e Residency requirements\u003cbr\u003e Character qualifications\u003cbr\u003e The role of K'ai-feng\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. To be rooted in schools: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eexaminations in the late Northern Sung \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Ch'ing-li reforms\u003cbr\u003e Curriculum changes\u003cbr\u003e Schools and the reformers\u003cbr\u003e The Three Hall system\u003cbr\u003e The legacy of reform\u003cbr\u003e Government schools in the Southern Sung\u003cbr\u003e The spread of academics\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The failure of fairness: examinations in the Southern Sung \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe examinations at mid-course\u003cbr\u003e The special preliminary examinations\u003cbr\u003e The higher examinations\u003cbr\u003e The extent of privilege\u003cbr\u003e The examinations in decline \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The geography of success \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe rise of the south\u003cbr\u003eGeographical biases\u003cbr\u003e The problem of regional units\u003cbr\u003e The distribution of \u003ci\u003echin-shih\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe unsuccessful regions\u003cbr\u003e Patterns of success\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Through the thorny gates: the culture of examinations \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe terminology of testing\u003cbr\u003e The spread of ceremony\u003cbr\u003e The support of \u003ci\u003echu-jen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe signs of selection\u003cbr\u003e The beginnings of an examination culture\u003cbr\u003e Examination stories\u003cbr\u003e The problems of youth\u003cbr\u003e The problem of age\u003cbr\u003e With help from the spirits\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Conclusion \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe attempt at meritocracy\u003cbr\u003e Learning and authority\u003cbr\u003e Examinations and society\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1: Methods of Entry into the Civil Service\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2: Table 25. Departmental Graduates and Degrees Conferred by Year\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAppendix 3: Table 26. Sung \u003ci\u003eChin-shih \u003c\/i\u003eTotals by Prefecture Based Upon Lists in Local Histories\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAppendix 4: An Evaluation of Local Histories as Sources for Sung \u003ci\u003eChin-shih \u003c\/i\u003eData\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of characters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eLocal Histories\u003cbr\u003e Other Works in Chinese and Japanese\u003cbr\u003e Works in Western Languages\u003cbr\u003e Recent Works in Western Languages\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn W. Chaffee \u003c\/b\u003eis Chairperson and Associate Professor in the Department of History at State University of New York, Binghamton. He is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eNeoConfucian Education: The Formative Stage\u003c\/i\u003e, and former editor of the \u003ci\u003eBulletin of Sung Yuan Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.08 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723041509439,"sku":"9780791424247","price":75.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a5b7b0af58235e2daa205b208ee0e422.webp?v=1765097814","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-thorny-gates-of-learning-in-sung-china-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}