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Civilizations Episode 5: The Bureaucracies of East Asia
Civilizations Episode 5: The Bureaucracies of East Asia
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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
May 2, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Following Alexander Woodside’s book Lost Modernities, we talk about the Korean, Vietnamese, and Chinese Mandarinates, the peculiarities and pitfalls of a system based on competitive examinations, the interplay of meritocracy and feudalism, and the relevance of it all to today’s debates about standardized testing and education more generally.
Released:
May 2, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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