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Annamarticle 1931 • Bonhomme, A. & Whitaker, T. R.
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
Bonhomme, Inspector of Political and Administrative Affairs in Annam, outlines both the native and French administrative hierarchies in Annam, discussing the functions and prerogatives of the ...Annam of former timesbook chapter 1907 • Pasquier, Pierre & Whitaker, T. R.
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
This is a study of Vietnamese institutions before French intervention in Indochina presents materials on administrative organization and law. It discusses civil and military mandarinates, taxa...The formation of the social classes in the Annamese countrybook chapter 1935 • Dumarest, André & Whitaker, T. R.
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
This doctoral dissertation written at the University of Lyon is an analysis of the effects of French colonization on the social classes of Vietnam with emphasis on the emergence of a proletari...The Annamese monarchybook chapter 1931 • Petit, Robert & Whitaker, T. R.
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
Petit prepared this study as a doctoral thesis at the University of Paris. He covers the accession to the throne, the religious character of the Emperor and his function as chief of state. Inf...The Nam-Giaoarticle 1944 • Bertren, Muraire de & Whitaker, T. R.
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
This is a brief description of the Nam-Giao ceremony performed by the King of Annam once each three years. Bertren, who witnessed the ceremony in Hué, states only that she observed the ceremon...