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6. Limits of Dynastic Power
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Conventions ix
- Introduction 1
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Part I Becoming Mainstream: “Way Learning” during the Late Empire
- 1. Ming Imperial Power, Cultural Politics, and Civil Examinations 13
- 2. Ming to Qing: “Way Learning” Standards and the 8- Legged Essay 46
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Part II Unintended Consequences of Civil Examinations
- 3. Circulation of Ming- Qing Elites 95
- 4. Classical Literacy in Late Imperial China 126
- 5. Anxiety, Dreams, and the Examination Life 147
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Part III Retooling Civil Examinations to Suit Changing Times
- 6. Limits of Dynastic Power 213
- 7. From Ming to Qing Policy Questions 250
- 8. Curricular Reform: From Qing to the Taipings 280
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Appendixes
- 1. Dates of Chinese Dynasties 323
- 2. Emperors of the Great Ming (1368– 1644) 325
- 3. Emperors of the Great Qing (1644– 1911) 327
- Abbreviations 329
- Notes 333
- Acknowledgments 387
- Index 391
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Conventions ix
- Introduction 1
-
Part I Becoming Mainstream: “Way Learning” during the Late Empire
- 1. Ming Imperial Power, Cultural Politics, and Civil Examinations 13
- 2. Ming to Qing: “Way Learning” Standards and the 8- Legged Essay 46
-
Part II Unintended Consequences of Civil Examinations
- 3. Circulation of Ming- Qing Elites 95
- 4. Classical Literacy in Late Imperial China 126
- 5. Anxiety, Dreams, and the Examination Life 147
-
Part III Retooling Civil Examinations to Suit Changing Times
- 6. Limits of Dynastic Power 213
- 7. From Ming to Qing Policy Questions 250
- 8. Curricular Reform: From Qing to the Taipings 280
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Appendixes
- 1. Dates of Chinese Dynasties 323
- 2. Emperors of the Great Ming (1368– 1644) 325
- 3. Emperors of the Great Qing (1644– 1911) 327
- Abbreviations 329
- Notes 333
- Acknowledgments 387
- Index 391