The thorny gates of learning in Sung China
Subtitle: a social history of examinations
By: John W. Chaffee.
Series: Cambridge studies in Chinese history, literature, and institutions
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Civil service -- China -- Examinations -- History.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 253-267.
Includes index.