The Ladder of Success in Imperial China : Aspects of Social Mobility, 1368–1911 /
Ho, Ping-Ti
The Ladder of Success in Imperial China : Aspects of Social Mobility, 1368–1911 / Ping-Ti Ho. - 1 online resource (388 p.) - Studies of the East Asian Institute .
Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Preface to the Second Printing -- Preface to the First Printing -- Contents -- Tables -- I. Social Ideology and Social Stratification -- II. The Fluidity of the Status System -- III. Upward Mobility: Entry into Officialdom -- IV. Downward Mobility -- V. Factors Affecting Social Mobility -- VI. Regional Differences in Socioacademic Success and Mobility -- VII. Recapitulation and Conclusion -- Appendix: Selected Cases of Social Mobility -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Presents the first in a series of works in social sciences to increase the understanding of East Asia over a period of five hundred years. Looks to uncover social realities including family-status registration in Ming times and the academic system among others, based on local histories and local materials.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231936903 9780231894968
10.7312/ho--93690 doi
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity.
The Ladder of Success in Imperial China : Aspects of Social Mobility, 1368–1911 / Ping-Ti Ho. - 1 online resource (388 p.) - Studies of the East Asian Institute .
Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Preface to the Second Printing -- Preface to the First Printing -- Contents -- Tables -- I. Social Ideology and Social Stratification -- II. The Fluidity of the Status System -- III. Upward Mobility: Entry into Officialdom -- IV. Downward Mobility -- V. Factors Affecting Social Mobility -- VI. Regional Differences in Socioacademic Success and Mobility -- VII. Recapitulation and Conclusion -- Appendix: Selected Cases of Social Mobility -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Presents the first in a series of works in social sciences to increase the understanding of East Asia over a period of five hundred years. Looks to uncover social realities including family-status registration in Ming times and the academic system among others, based on local histories and local materials.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231936903 9780231894968
10.7312/ho--93690 doi
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity.