Power for a Price : : The Purchase of Official Appointments in Qing China / / Lawrence Zhang.
The Qing dynasty office purchase system (juanna), which allowed individuals to pay for appointments in the government, was regarded in traditional Chinese historiography as an inherently corrupt and anti-meritocratic practice. It enabled participants to become civil and military officials while avoi...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge : : Harvard University Asia Center,, 2023. |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Harvard East Asian Monograph Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (328 pages). |
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Table of Contents:
- General Principles
- Personnel Management
- Silver Revenue
- Climbing the Ladder
- Family Strategy
- Imperial Assent
- The Critical Response
- Conclusion: Historian's Hindsight.