TTLA: Hai Phong City from 1888 to 1945

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the doctoral candidate:Nguyen Thi Hoai Phuong

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: April 24, 1980

4. Place of birth: Hai Phong

5. Decision to recognize doctoral students: No. 4152/QD-SDH, dated July 15, 2008, by the Director of Hanoi National University.

6. Changes in the training process: The thesis title was adjusted according to Decision No. 492 QD/SDH, dated July 15, 2015, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

7. Thesis title:The city of Hai Phong from 1888 to 1945

8. Major: Modern and Contemporary Vietnamese History Code: 62.22.54.05

9. Scientific supervisor:Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hai Ke

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- The thesis has outlined the formation process of Hai Phong city, from a desolate area at the mouth of a coastal river to a medieval market town and a modern urban center up to 1888.

- The thesis has outlined a picture of the economic life of Hai Phong city in the modern era (from 1888 to 1945) with various economic forms including industry, commerce, handicrafts, agriculture, services, and fishing, focusing on clarifying the characteristics of a developed industrial and commercial city in Northern Vietnam during the modern era.

- The thesis clarifies the characteristics of the administrative institutions, changes in population and demographic structure, the emergence and transformation of social classes, and revolutionary movements from 1930 to 1945 in Hai Phong city.

- The thesis reconstructs the rich and complex cultural life of Hai Phong city in various aspects: education, healthcare, sports, the emergence and operation of journalism and publishing, cultural characteristics that ensured the livelihoods of coastal residents, as well as religious life, beliefs, theatrical forms, and festivals in Hai Phong city during the modern era.

- The thesis has summarized the basic characteristics of the formation of port cities in modern Vietnam (through the case of Hai Phong); identified the important factors that determined the socio-economic development as well as the characteristics of cultural life in Hai Phong during the modern era, thereby drawing lessons for the socio-economic development and cultural life building of Hai Phong city today and in the future.

11. Practical applications:

- The research findings of this thesis can serve as reference material for policymakers in Hai Phong city when developing economic development programs and plans, classifying urban populations, building cultural life, identifying strengths in tourism and services, etc.

- This dissertation serves as a reference document for research on the historical development of Hai Phong city.

- This dissertation serves as a reference document for teaching and scientific research on urban areas and urban culture in Vietnam.

12. Future research directions:

- Modern Vietnamese cities (Hai Phong and some other modern cities)

- Modern Hai Phong City (1945 to present)

- The urban population of Hai Phong: origins and transformations

13. Published works related to the dissertation:

1. Nguyen Thi Hoai Phuong (2011), “Hai Phong City in the 70s and 80s of the 19th century”,A historical research journey (2006-2011), World Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 531-537.

2. Nguyen Thi Hoai Phuong (2014), “Drama stage in Hai Phong during the French colonial period”,Culture and Arts Magazine(360), pp. 79-82.

3. Nguyen Thi Hoai Phuong (2014), “Some notes on the Indian people in Hai Phong (late 19th and early 20th centuries)”,Journal of Southeast Asian Studies(174), pp. 79-82.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Hoai Phuong 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 24^thApril 1980 4. Place of birth: Haiphong

5. Admission decision: number 4152/QD/SĐH, date: 15^thJuly 2008, by The President of Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Change in academic process: adjust the thesis title, decision number 492/QD/SĐH, date: 15^thJuly 2015, by The Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

7. Official thesis title:The history of Hai Phong City from the year 1888 to 1945

8. Major: The contemporary and modern history in Vietnam 9. Code: 62.22.54.05

10. Supervisor: Prof. Nguyen Van Khanh, Associated. Prof. Nguyen Hai Ke

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- The thesis outlines the formation of the Haiphong city from an estuary wasteland to a medieval towns and modern city in 1888.

- The thesis outlines the picture of economic life of the Haiphong city in the modern era (from 1888 to 1945) with the basic type of economy: trade, industry, agriculture, services, sea fishing, banking… which focuses on understanding the characteristics of a development industrial and commercial city in northern Vietnam in the modern times.

- The thesis explains the characteristics of management institutions, demographic changes and population structure, and the appearance changing of the class, the revolutionary movement from 1930 to 1945 in the Haiphong city.

- The thesis rebuilds the rich cultural life and the complexity of the Haiphong city in terms of education, health, sports, the appearance and operation of the press, publishing, the cultural characteristics guarantee, the lives of the residents of coastal areas as well as coastal areas of religions, religious beliefs, the kind of theater, the festival in Haiphong modern times…

- The thesis outlines the basic characteristics of the formation of port in Vietnam market modern times (via Haiphong case); identify important factors, determine the development of socio-economic characteristics as well as in the cultural life of early modern Haiphong, from which to find out the lessons for the socio-economic development, compiled cultural life of the Haiphong city today and the future.

12. Practical applicability:

- The results of the thesis can be references for policy makers of Haiphong to build the program to develop the economy, stabilize the society, promote the cultural life, strengths in tourism, service...

- The thesis is the reference for the study of Hai Phong city in history.

- The thesis is the reference for teaching and scientific research on urban and urban culture in Vietnam.

13. Further research directions:

- The urban municipality of Vietnam in the modern time (Hai Phong and some other modern urban)

- Haiphong city in the modern era (up to now since 1945)

- The population of the Haiphong city: Origin and Transformation

14. Thesis-related publications:

1. Nguyen Thi Hoai Phuong (2011), “Hai Phong Urban in the 70s-80s of 19^thCentury”, in:A period of historical research (2006-2011), The World of Publishers, Hanoi, pp. 531-537.

2. Nguyen Thi Hoai Phuong (2014), “Drama in Hai Phong during the French colonial period”,Culture and Arts Magazine(360), pp.79-82.

3. Nguyen Thi Hoai Phuong (2014), “Some Issues on India People in Hai Phong city (in the period of Late 19^thCentury to Early 20^thCentury)",Southeast Asian Studies(174), pp.79-82.