What were the content and perceived function of elementary education? How did civil service examinations represent elite educational ideals? How did the doublin

In this multidimensional analysis, Benjamin A. Elman uses over a thousand newly available examination records from the Yuan, Ming, and Ch'ing dynasties, 1315-19

This comprehensive volume integrates the history of late imperial China with the history of education over three centuries, revealing the significance of educat

During China's late imperial period (roughly 1400-1900 CE), men gathered by the millions every two or three years outside official examination compounds sprinkl

In the long course of late imperial Chinese history, servants and concubines formed a vast social stratum in the hinterland along the Grand Canal, particularly