TTLA: Source of historical documents on village regulations in Thang Long - Hanoi before 1945

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the doctoral candidate:Dinh Thi Thuy Hien

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: January 11, 1979

4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh

5. Decision No. 4152/QD-SDH dated July 15, 2008, of the Director of Hanoi National University, recognizing the doctoral student.

6. Changes in the training process: none

7. Thesis title:Sources of village regulations in Thang Long - Hanoi before 1945.

8. Major: History, Historiography and Historical Sources Code: 62.22.58.01

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Xuan Hang,Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Van Quan

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- The thesis clearly identified the origin, age, original and copy versions, and classification according to formal characteristics of the 62 village regulations of Thang Long-Hanoi, affirming the authenticity of the documents.

- The thesis has initially outlined the process of formation, transformation, and the reasons for the late appearance of the Thang Long - Hanoi village regulations as a historical phenomenon.

- To clarify the formal and substantive characteristics of the Thang Long - Hanoi village regulations before 1945.

- Clarifying the value of village regulations in reflecting the social life of Thang Long - Hanoi.

- Contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of Vietnamese village regulations, especially regarding their formation and stages of development.

- Contributing to the scientific basis for the development and implementation of current village regulations and conventions.

11. Practical applications:

- Reference materials in the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs in History, Historiography, and Historiography.

13. Future research directions:

- Vietnamese Village Regulations

- Village and commune historical records

- Classical Chinese, Nom script, and Vietnamese-language documents related to Catholicism in Vietnam during the 17th-19th centuries.

14. Published works related to the dissertation:

1. Dinh Thi Thuy Hien (2012), “Some issues concerning written source materials”Vietnamese historiography in the context of integration and globalization.The World Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 51-67.

2. Dinh Thi Thuy Hien (2012), “Initial study of “Reformed Village Regulations” in Northern Vietnam before 1921”,Science Journal, Department Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.volume 28 (2), pp.104-116.

3. Dinh Thi Thuy Hien (2014), “Reformed village regulations (1906-1907): A look from the history of village regulations and reform of village administration in Northern Vietnam in 1921”,Journal of Historical Studies(3), pp. 31-41, 67.

4. Dinh Thi Thuy Hien (2014), “The use of communal village land through village regulations: The case of Thang Long-Hanoi”,Proceedings of the Conference of Young Scientists and Postgraduate Students 2013-2014, National University Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 290-326.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name:Dinh Thi Thuy Hien                                             2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 11^thJanuary 1979 4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh

5. Admission decision number: 4152 issued by President of VNU Hanoi on 15^thJuly 2008

6. Change in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title: Thang Long-Hanoi's Historical Sources of Village Conventions before 1945

8. Major: Historiography and Historical Source Studies Code: 62.22.58.01

9. Supervisor:A. Prof. Pham Xuan Hang,A. Prof. Vu Van Quan

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- The thesis specifies the area where Thang Long-Hanoi's village conventions were created, the issued date, origin of duplicates, and category on the basic of formative characteristics. It also determines the authenticity of the texts.

- The thesis sketches the process and the change of village conventions, the reasons they created late as a historical phenomenon.

- The thesis clarifies the formative and content characteristics of the village conventions before 1945, their capacity of reflexing social life.

- The thesis contributes to a better understanding on village conventions in Vietnam.

- The thesis contributes important information to establish and practice for today convention in Vietnamese village.

11. Practical applicability:

- References for undergraduate history students, and graduate students in major Historiography and Historical Source Studies

12. Further research directions:

- Village Conventions in Vietnam before 1945

- Historical Sources for Vietnamese Village Pre-modern and Modern History Research.

- Sino - Nom and Vietnamese Texts Related to Catholic Religion in Vietnam from XVII to XIX^thCenturies.

13. Thesis-related publications:

1. Dinh Thi Thuy Hien (2012), “Some Issues on the Written Sources”, Vietnam History in the Context of Integration and Globalization,The Gioi Publishing House, Hanoi, pp.51-67.

2. Dinh Thi Thuy Hien (2012), “A Preliminary Study on Reformed Conventions in Tonkin before 1921”,Journal of Science, Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU Hanoi, vol. 28 (2), pp.104-116.

3. Dinh Thi Thuy Hien (2014), “Reformed Convention Texts (1906-1907): As Seen from Convention History and Village Reform in Tonkin in 1921”,History Studies(3), pp.31-41, 67.

4. Dinh Thi Thuy Hien (2014), “Communal Land Tenure as Reflexed in Village Convention: A Case of Thang Long-Hanoi”,Conceeding for young staffs and graduate students in the school year 2013-2014, VNU Publishing House, Hanoi, pp.290-326.