Trace the changing definition of the elite in pre-modern Chinese society (from earlier dynasties to Tang, and to Song, a
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2022 12:22 pm
Trace the changing definition of the elite in pre-modern Chinese
society (from
earlier dynasties to Tang, and to Song, and to later dynasties such
as the Qing) in terms of socio-
political and cultural status. What played important roles in and
contributed to the changes from
the aristocratic elite to the meritocratic elite, then to the local
gentry elite and socio-political elites
of ruling ethnic peoples such as the Mongols and Manchus?
Please summarize. Thank you!
society (from
earlier dynasties to Tang, and to Song, and to later dynasties such
as the Qing) in terms of socio-
political and cultural status. What played important roles in and
contributed to the changes from
the aristocratic elite to the meritocratic elite, then to the local
gentry elite and socio-political elites
of ruling ethnic peoples such as the Mongols and Manchus?
Please summarize. Thank you!