TTLV: New World silver sources and China's socio-economic transformation (1571-1700)

1. Student's full name: NGUYEN THI MINH NGUYET

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: December 22, 1990

4. Place of birth: Quang Uyen, Cao Bang

5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2797/QD-XHNV-SDH; December 28, 2012 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in training process: None

7. Thesis topic name:New World Silver Resources and China's Socio-Economic Transformation (1571-1700)

8. Major: World History; Code: 60 22 03 01

9. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan - Deputy Head of the Department of History - University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the results of the thesis: Through the study of the activities of the New World silver source passing through Manila into China from 1571 to 1700, the thesis analyzes and clearly shows the relationship of the exchange of New World silver metal and its impacts on the Chinese economy and society. These impacts are expressed through economic factors (prices, currency exchange rates, industry structure, etc.), social factors (population, labor, etc.) and other prominent changes. In addition, the thesis has used new perspectives to explain the trend of global trade linkage in the early modern period through direct silver trade activities between Manila (Philippines) and China.

11. Practical application (if any): Yes

12. Further research directions: Yes

13. Published works related to the thesis:

- Hoang Anh Tuan and Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet (2012), “Manila and the flow of New World silver in the 16th-17th centuries”,Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, No. 7 (148), pp. 10-18. 

- Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet (May., 2013), “Discussing about statement: “Population growth is the main obstacle to development””, in Culture Studies and Development Studies by HiOA (Akershus University College of Applied Sciences), Hoian, Vietnam

- Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet (2014), “The impact of the Manila silver flow (Philippines) on the socio-economic transformation of China in the 16th-17th centuries”, Report at: Scientific conference of young cadres, graduate students and researchers, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU.

- Hoang Anh Tuan and Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet (2014), "Socio-economic transformation of China under the impact of the New World silver flow in the 16th-18th centuries",Journal of Southeast Asian Studies,(to be printed).

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: NGUYEN THI MINH NGUYET 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: December 22, 1990 4. Place of birth: Quang Uyen, Cao Bang

5. Admission decision number: 2797/QD-XHNV-SDH; Dated: December 28, 2014

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title:The New World's Silver and the Chinese Socio - Economic Transformations (1571-1700)

8. Major: World History 9. Code: 60 22 03 01

10. Supervisors: Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan - Associate Professor of History - Deputy Dean, Faculty of History - University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU-Hanoi.

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: By researching New World's silver via Manila to China from 1571 to 1700, thesis demonstrates an overview of the New World silver commercial relationship and its impact to Chinese socio-economic transformations. Through utilizing new perspectives, those impacts will be explained in details by economic factors (rising prices, bimetallic ratio gold and silver, structure of jobs...), social factors (demography, labors, livelihoods...), and other changes to emphasize the important role of silver to China in general and the New world silver flow via Manila in particular during the early modern period.

12. Practical applicability: Yes

13. Further research directions: Yes

14. Thesis-related publications:

- Hoang Anh Tuan and Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet (2012): “Manila and the New World Silver Flow from Seventeenth to Eighteenth Centuries” (in Vietnamese),Journal of Southeast Asia Studies, Hanoi, Vol. (148), July 2012, pp. 10 – 18.

- Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet (May., 2013), “Discussing about statement: “Population growth is the main obstacle to development””, in Culture Studies and Development Studies by HiOA (Akershus University College of Applied Sciences), Hoian, Vietnam.

- Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet (2014), “Impact of New World's silver via Manila (Philippines) to Chinese Socio-Economy from Sixteenth to Seventeenth Century”,paper presented in: HDR2014 at University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU-Hanoi.

- Hoang Anh Tuan and Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet (2014): “New World's silver and China's Economic Transformation, 16^th– 18^thCenturies”, (in Vietnamese),Journal of Historical Studies, Hanoi (forward).