Betting on the Civil Service Examinations : The Lottery in Late Qing China /

Betting on the Civil Service Examinations : The Lottery in Late Qing China /

Saved in:

Main Author: Li, En (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Massachusetts ; Cambridge : Harvard University Asia Center, 2023.

Subjects:

Civil service > China > Examinations > History > 19th century.
Gambling > China > History > 19th century.
Lotteries > Law and legislation > China > History > 19th century.
Lotteries > China > History > 19th century.

Online Access: Login to view Source

Tags: Add Tag

No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Call Number: HG6250.W459

Save to List Photographic Request Become a member
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • En Li
  • Introduction /
  • En Li
  • The History of Gaming, Gambling, and the Lottery /
  • En Li
  • The Community That the Lottery Made /
  • En Li
  • The Art of Betting /
  • En Li
  • Government Regulation, 1861-84 /
  • En Li
  • The Case of 1885
  • Restoration and Aftermath /
  • En Li
  • The Crossroads of 1885
  • Zhang Zhidong in a "Season of Existential Crisis" /
  • En Li
  • The Cantonese Origin of a Transnational Practice /
  • En Li
  • Conclusion /
  • En Li
  • Notes /
  • En Li
  • Works Cited /
  • En Li
  • Character List /
  • En Li
  • Index /
  • En Li
  • Harvard East Asian Monographs /
  • En Li.