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The Ladder of Success in Imperial China: Aspects of Social Mobility, 1368-1911
The Ladder of Success in Imperial Aspects of Social Mobility, 1368-1911 The Ladder of Success in Imperial Aspects of Social Mobility, 1368-1911
406 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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August 16, 2021
A classic study of the examination system in Ming and Qing China. Ho Ping-ti shows that the examination system in the Ming and Qing, using Confucian ideas, was a path for ambitious and hardworking men to climb the social hierarchy.
Since China did not have primogeniture, but rather divided inheritances equally amongst the sons, there was no focus to an aristocracy and the Chinese clan declined over time.
Since China did not have primogeniture, but rather divided inheritances equally amongst the sons, there was no focus to an aristocracy and the Chinese clan declined over time.
November 13, 2022
Ping-ti Ho draws very, very well-developed points to Confucian thoughts' role in Chinese history. Confucian influences on business activity and social stratification, among other things, have helped me immensely in class. (this was godsend to me at the University library)
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