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<p>Between the sixth and twentieth centuries, the civil service examinations created and maintained political coherence across the Chinese polity. Preparation for the examinations transformed the lives of literate elites by defining educational standards and disseminating a language that determined elite status. However, as participation in the examinations became central to that status, an intense competition to determine the educational curriculum and the subject matter of the examinations eru

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Author

Hilde Godelieve Dominique De Weerdt

Publisher

Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780674025882

Category

history

Subjects

History, Study Aids, Political Science

Updated

2026-03-25