Betting on the Civil Service Examinations: The Lottery in Late Qing China - Harvard East Asian Monographs - En Li - Books - Harvard University Press - 9780674293830 - June 20, 2023
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Betting on the Civil Service Examinations: The Lottery in Late Qing China - Harvard East Asian Monographs

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In Betting on the Civil Service Examinations, En Li places the history of Chinese weixing, or “surname guessing,” for civil service examinations in a larger context. Li traces institutional revenue innovations surrounding lottery regulation and depicts an expansive community stretching among Guangdong, Southeast Asia, and North America.

386 pages, 7 illus., 27 color illus., 5 color maps, 17 tables

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released June 20, 2023
ISBN13 9780674293830
Publishers Harvard University Press
Pages 374
Dimensions 230 × 153 × 25 mm   ·   612 g

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