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The ladder of success in Imperial China: aspects of social mobility, 1368-1911
Bingdi He
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Frontmatter
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Foreword by C. Martin Wilbur (page ix)
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Preface (page xi)
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I. Social Ideology and Social Stratification (page 1)
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The Basic Antithesis (page 1)
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Social Stratification (page 17)
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Education and Wealth as Determinants of Social Status (page 41)
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II. The Fluidity of the Status System (page 53)
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The Absence of Effective Legal Barriers to Status Mobility (page 54)
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Statistics on Ming Chin-shih from Special Statuses (page 67)
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Fluidity of the Status System Seen in Social Literature (page 73)
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The Permeation of Society by Confucian Ideology (page 86)
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III. Upward Mobility: Entry into Officialdom (page 92)
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A Brief Criticism of Sources (page 92)
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Statistics (page 107)
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IV. Downward Mobility (page 126)
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Sample Genealogical Records (page 127)
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Human Environment (page 141)
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The Competitiveness of the Examination System (page 147)
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The Limited Scope of Yin (page 149)
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Dilution of Wealth (page 154)
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The Family System (page 161)
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Summary (page 165)
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V. Factors Affecting Social Mobility (page 168)
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Examination and State Schools (page 168)
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Community Schools and Private Academies (page 194)
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Sundry Community Aids for Examination Candidates (page 203)
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The Clan System (page 209)
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Printing (page 212)
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Wars and Social Upheavals (page 215)
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Demographic and Economic Factors (page 219)
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VI. Regional Differences in Socioacademic Success and Mobility (page 222)
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Population of the Provinces (page 222)
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Distribution of Academic Success by Provinces (page 226)
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Regional Differences in Mobility Rates (page 237)
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Academically Outstanding Localities (page 244)
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VII. Recapitulation and Conclusion (page 255)
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Appendix: Selected Cases of Social Mobility (page 267)
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Notes (page 319)
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Glossary (page 351)
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Bibliography (page 357)
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Index (page 377)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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BSOAS | 28.3 (1965): 657-659 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0041-977X%281965%2928%3A3%3C657%3ATLOSII%3E2.0.CO%3B2-C |
JAS | 24.1 (Nov. 1964): 148-149 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-9118%28196411%2924%3A1%3C148%3ATLOSII%3E2.0.CO%3B2-1 |
CSSH | 6.4 (Jul. 1964): 481-489 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0010-4175%28196407%296%3A4%3C481%3ASAOHSR%3E2.0.CO%3B2-A |
JMH | 36.1 (Mar. 1964): 45-46 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-2801%28196403%2936%3A1%3C45%3ATLOSII%3E2.0.CO%3B2-A |
AJS | 69.4 (Jan. 1964): 426-427 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-9602%28196401%2969%3A4%3C426%3ATLOSII%3E2.0.CO%3B2-R |
AHR | 69.1 (Oct. 1963): 146 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8762%28196310%2969%3A1%3C146%3ATLOSII%3E2.0.CO%3B2-G |
ASR | 28.4 (Aug. 1963): 647-648 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-1224%28196308%2928%3A4%3C647%3ATLOSII%3E2.0.CO%3B2-U |