book chapter

The peasants of the Tonkin delta: a study in human geography

Les éditions d'Art et d'Histoire • Paris • Published In 1936 • Pages: HRAF ms.: 1-889 [original: 666 ] [incomplete]

By: Gourou, Pierre, Miller, Richard R..

Abstract

Gourou conducted field research for this classic ethnography between 1927 and 1935, particularly 1931-1935. Gourou was a professor of geography in the University of Bordeaux. The 'twofold interest' of the study lies in the fact that the Tonkin Delta -- differing from the rest of Indochina -- was heavily populated, and that it was almost exclusively inhabited by peasants. The conditions and the causes of this heavy population are minutely explored. The natural uniformity of the deltaic country contributed to create a 95 percent rural population, whose life centered around the village. It produced little, consumed little, and lived in a closed economy. Industry had not developed much beyond the familial level. The book is divided into three main parts: I. Physical surroundings, II. The peasant population, and III. The means of existence of the Tonkinese peasants.

HRAF PubDate

2000

Region

Asia

Sub Region

Southeast Asia

Document Type

book chapter

Evaluation

Creator Type

Natural Scientist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Annemarie Holborn ; 1953; John Beierle ; 2006

Field Date

1927-1935

Coverage Date

1900 -1935

Coverage Place

northern (BAC BO) Vietnam

Notes

[by] Pierre Gourou

Translation of: [Les paysans du delta tonkinois : étude de géograpie humaine]

This document consists of excerpts

Includes bibliography

Translated from the French for the HRAF files by Richard R. Miller ca. 1953. Omitted: pages 603-646, 653-660, and in the translated text, end-pocket maps of French edition

LCSH

Vietnamese