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The Deprat affair : ambition, revenge and deceit in French Indo-China / Roger Osborne

This work examines the scandal of a French geologist accused of fraud in early 20th-century colonial Indochina. It explores his subsequent reinvention and pursuit of a new life under a different identity after his expulsion from the scientific community.

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Accession Number: 26341

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