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Park argues that the mukwa—Korea’s state military examination—was not only the primary means of recruiting aristocrats as new members of the military bureaucracy, but also a way for the ruling elite to partially satisfy the status aspirations of marginalized regional elites, secondary status groups, commoners, and manumitted slaves.

Between Dreams and Reality

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      Publisher Harvard University, Asia Center
      Published 1 April 2007
      ISBN-13 9780674025028
      978-0674025028
      ISBN-10 0674025024
      Also in:
      Geography Social and cultural history Warfare and defence

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      Book Synopsis
      Park argues that the mukwa—Korea’s state military examination—was not only the primary means of recruiting aristocrats as new members of the military bureaucracy, but also a way for the ruling elite to partially satisfy the status aspirations of marginalized regional elites, secondary status groups, commoners, and manumitted slaves.

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