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The ladder of success in Imperial China: aspects of social mobility, 1368-1911
He, Bingdi.
Year: 1964.
Publisher:  Science Editions. 
© Ping-ti Ho
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Frontmatter
Foreword by C. Martin Wilbur
Preface
I. Social Ideology and Social Stratification
The Basic Antithesis
Social Stratification
Education and Wealth as Determinants of Social Status
II. The Fluidity of the Status System
The Absence of Effective Legal Barriers to Status Mobility
Statistics on Ming Chin-shih from Special Statuses
Fluidity of the Status System Seen in Social Literature
The Permeation of Society by Confucian Ideology
III. Upward Mobility: Entry into Officialdom
A Brief Criticism of Sources
Statistics
IV. Downward Mobility
Sample Genealogical Records
Human Environment
The Competitiveness of the Examination System
The Limited Scope of Yin
Dilution of Wealth
The Family System
Summary
V. Factors Affecting Social Mobility
Examination and State Schools
Community Schools and Private Academies
Sundry Community Aids for Examination Candidates
The Clan System
Printing
Wars and Social Upheavals
Demographic and Economic Factors
VI. Regional Differences in Socioacademic Success and Mobility
Population of the Provinces
Distribution of Academic Success by Provinces
Regional Differences in Mobility Rates
Academically Outstanding Localities
VII. Recapitulation and Conclusion
Appendix: Selected Cases of Social Mobility
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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Title: The ladder of success in Imperial China : aspects of social mobility, 1368-1911 by Ping-ti Ho.
Author: He, Bingdi
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He, Bingdi
New York: Science Editions, 1964.
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Subject Headings: • Social mobility -- China
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