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Outline of a study of the Annamese house in north Annam, and central Annam, from Thanh Hoá to Binh DinhBook 1936 • Gourou, Pierre & Greene, Liliane
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
Pierre Gourou was a professor of geography in the Faculté des Lettres at the University of Bordeaux. This is a study of the distribution of house types in northern and central Annam. Gourou identifies nine house types, all related to each other, but ...The material organization of the popular theater among the AnnameseBook 1926 • Coulet, Georges & Greene, Liliane
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
Coulet presents a careful analysis and description of all of the theatre in Vietnam -- technical, theoretical, and emotional. He has attempted to uncover its 'originality' and its significance in the total culture. Due to its central position an anal...The rural population of Cochinchinaarticle 1942 • Gourou, Pierre & Greene, Liliane
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
This short article concerns itself with the rural demography of Cochinchina. It relates population density and settlement patterns to landform, historical population movements, agricultural land-use and climate. The second section is devoted to a reg...The Annamese and the seaarticle 1942 • Claeys, Jean Yves & Greene, Liliane
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
Claeys was Director of Studies at l'école Française d'Extreme-Orient and Correspondent of the Musée d'Histoire Naturelle. In writing this article which was to be the first of a series on Annamese naval construction and the rites connected with boats,...On the taking of oaths among the Annamesearticle 1943 • Nguyen, Văn Khoan & Greene, Liliane
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
The author, a native of Vietnam and an assistant at l'école Française d'Extreme-Orient, has given a detailed account of the ceremonial character of oath-taking among the Annamites. He describes occasions for oath taking, procedure involved, participa...Communal property in Tonkin (contribution to the historical, juridicial and economic study of Công-dien and Công-thô in Annam)Book 1939 • Vu, Văn Hien & Greene, Liliane
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
This doctoral thesis examines the institution of communal land in terms of its historical development from the fifteenth century to the late 1930's. The author particularly concentrates on the development of legislation on this subject and its practi...Annamese and non-Annamese religionsarticle 1929 • Cadière, Léopold Michel & Greene, Liliane
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
This is an excellent general analysis of Vietnamese religions by one of the great authorities on the subject. It provides a good framework and general background for the study of Vietnamese religious life in particular, and Vietnamese culture in gene...The sacrifice of the Nam-Giaoarticle 1915 • Cadière, Léopold Michel et al.
Vietnamese • Asia > Southeast Asia
The sacrifice of the Nam Giao was formerly the greatest of Annamese ceremonies, at which time the Emperor sacrificed to Heaven as the representative of his people. The authors, a missionary and a civil servant, respectively, describe this ceremony as...