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The Ladder of Success in Imperial China: Aspects of Social Mobility, 1368-1911 Hardcover – December 31, 1899

by Ping-Ti Ho (Author)
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The ladder of success in Imperial China;: Aspects of social mobility, 1368-1911 (Studies of the East Asian Institute, Columbia University) Paperback – 1964 by Ping-ti Ho (Author
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  1. Print length
    408 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    ACLS History E-Book Project
  4. Publication date
    December 31, 1899
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 1.06 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1597402044
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1597402040
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  • maceves
    5.0 out of 5 stars academic interest
    Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2013
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    I bought this book for a Coursera Course on statistical research on Chinese history--A New HIstory for a New China. Apparently it had to be printed for the order, and even so was delivered quickly.
    The course was about social mobility in China. This text was a resource that explained the civil service examinations and how they pulled worthy academics out of poverty. His statistics trace what then happened to their families.
    The reason for all the stars is the complexity and depth of the study. Professor Ho took data from all the academic libraries and sources available to him, compiled the data and analyzed it. This was written before the age of computers, which makes it more amazing.
    For the most part his writing is easy to follow, except by necessity he uses a lot of Chinese terms that do not have a translation into English. He does define his terms, but you have to remember them.
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  • PBjW
    5.0 out of 5 stars A classic scholarly work on the Confucian Examination System
    Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2024
    I purchased this book about 40 years ago when I was an undergraduate in Chinese history, and can't begin to count the number of colleagues and friends in the field who have borrowed it from me. It is a classic scholarly work--the single best source to understanding China's elite [scholars] during the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the rigours they went through to attain their academic status (and hence social and governmental positions in Chinese society). While the approach is statistical, there are sufficient individual cases to highlight the data. The Chinese is kept to a minimum but when it appears it is in Wade-Giles, so a 'cheat sheet' to modern Pinyin is definitely helpful to younger scholars.
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