Power for a Price The Purchase of Official Appointments in Qing China |
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| Author:
| Zhang, Lawrence |
| Series title: | Harvard East Asian Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-27829-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2022 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University, Asia Center
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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The Qing dynasty office purchase system (juanna), which allowed individuals to pay for government appointments, was regarded in traditional Chinese historiography as inherently corrupt and anti-meritocratic. Lawrence Zhang's groundbreaking study of a broad selection of new archival and other printed evidence contradicts this widely held assessment.
The Qing dynasty office purchase system (juanna), which allowed individuals to pay for government appointments, was regarded in traditional Chinese historiography as inherently corrupt and anti-meritocratic. Lawrence Zhang's groundbreaking study of a broad selection of new archival and other printed evidence contradicts this widely held assessment.