Betting on the Civil Service Examinations

The Lottery in Late Qing China

Author:
En Li
Copyright Year:
2023
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978-1-68417-683-0
Publication:
09 Sep 2024
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Preliminary Material
Pages: i–xxiv
Introduction
Pages: 1–26
The History of Gaming, Gambling, and the Lottery
Pages: 27–60
The Community That the Lottery Made
Pages: 61–108
The Art of Betting
Pages: 109–145
Government Regulation, 1861–84
Pages: 146–168
The Case of 1885
Restoration and Aftermath
Pages: 169–191
The Crossroads of 1885
Zhang Zhidong in a “Season of Existential Crisis”
Pages: 192–214
The Cantonese Origin of a Transnational Practice
Pages: 215–254
Conclusion
Pages: 255–263
Notes
Pages: 265–309
Works Cited
Pages: 311–330
Character List
Pages: 331–335
Index
Pages: 337–348
Harvard East Asian Monographs
Pages: 349–350
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Publisher:
Harvard University Asia Center
Language:
English
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/9781684176830

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