The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China Ruixue Jia, Hongbin Li and Claire Cousineau. Cambridge, MA and London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2025. $29.95; £24.95 (hbk). ISBN 9780674295391

The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China Ruixue Jia, Hongbin Li and Claire Cousineau. Cambridge, MA and London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2025. $29.95; £24.95 (hbk). ISBN 9780674295391

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The China Quarterly
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2026-02-23
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https://doi.org/10.1017/s0305741026102082
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Chinese history and philosophy
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The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China Ruixue Jia, Hongbin Li and Claire Cousineau. Cambridge, MA and London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2025. $29.95; £24.95 (hbk). ISBN 9780674295391

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The China Quarterly
Chinese history and philosophy
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The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China Ruixue Jia, Hongbin Li and Claire Cousineau. Cambridge, MA and London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2025. $29.95; £24.95 (hbk). ISBN 9780674295391

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The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China Ruixue Jia, Hongbin Li and Claire Cousineau. Cambridge, MA and London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2025. $29.95; £24.95 (hbk). ISBN 9780674295391

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Chinese history and philosophy
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