Reinventing Examination and the State in Twentieth-Century China and Taiwan by Chu, Shiuon
Reinventing Examination and the State in Twentieth-Century China and Taiwan by Chu, Shiuon

Reinventing Examination and the State in Twentieth-Century China and Taiwan

After the abolition of the imperial examination system in 1905, what made examinations a trusted method of...
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Author: Shiuon Chu
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Reinventing Examination and the State in Twentieth-Century China and Taiwan by Chu, Shiuon

Reinventing Examination and the State in Twentieth-Century China and Taiwan

$145.99 $85.14
Reinventing Examination and the State in Twentieth-Century China and Taiwan by Chu, Shiuon

Reinventing Examination and the State in Twentieth-Century China and Taiwan

$145.99 $85.14
Author: Shiuon Chu
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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After the abolition of the imperial examination system in 1905, what made examinations a trusted method of selection in China and Taiwan? Reinventing Examination and the State traces the ideological evolution of civil service and state-organized educational examinations in twentieth-century China and Taiwan. In the making of the modern Chinese civil service, the concept of examination as a basic power of government was institutionalized as the Examination Yuan in the 1930s and was written into the 1947 Constitution of the Republic of China, which remains in effect in Taiwan today. Meanwhile, two models of educational examination, one of gatekeeping school graduates and the other of mobilizing human resources, emerged during WWII and constituted a repertoire of educational policies shared by the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China after the 1949 divide. The authority of examination, Shiuon Chu argues, was by no means a natural development from the long history of imperial China but was in fact contingent on specific political maneuverings over the course of the twentieth century. Unlike the imperial examinations, which heavily rewarded participants with titles and fame, modern examinations shaped new concepts about the responsibility of the individual vis-à-vis the state, and this shift contributed to the resilience of the state during times of significant political and social change.

Author: Shiuon Chu
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 12/30/2025
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.40w x 1.04d
ISBN: 9780674302570

About the Author
Chu, Shiuon: - Shiuon Chu is an Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
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