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| List of illustrations | ||
| List of tables | ||
| List of abbreviations | ||
| Geographical note | ||
| Preface to the Second Edition | ||
| Acknowledgements | ||
| 1 | Introduction: the examination life | 3 |
| 2 | The structure of recruitment | 18 |
| 3 | For the utmost governance: examinations in the early Sung | 47 |
| 4 | To be rooted in schools: examinations in the late Northern Sung | 66 |
| 5 | The failure of fairness: examinations in the Southern Sung | 95 |
| 6 | The geography of success | 119 |
| 7 | Through the thorny gates: the culture of examinations | 157 |
| 8 | Conclusion | 182 |
| Appendix 1: Methods of Entry into the Civil Service | 189 | |
| Appendix 2: Table 25. Departmental Graduates and Degrees Conferred by Year | 192 | |
| Appendix 3: Table 26. Sung Chin-shih Totals by Prefecture Based Upon Lists in Local Histories | 196 | |
| Appendix 4: An Evaluation of Local Histories as Sources for Sung Chin-shih Data | 203 | |
| Notes | 211 | |
| List of characters | 246 | |
| Bibliography | 253 | |
| Index | 273 |
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