The thorny gates of learning in Sung China
Subtitle: a social history of examinations
By: John W. Chaffee.
Edition: New ed.
Series: Cambridge studies in Chinese history, literature, and institutions.
Publisher: State University of New York Press; State Univ of New York Pr
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
Subjects: Civil service -- China -- Examinations -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-267) and index.
Originally published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1985. (Cambridge studies in Chinese history, literature, and institutions)