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How do you trap someone in a lie? For centuries, all manner of truth-seekers have used the lie detector. In this eye-opening book, Geoffrey C. Bunn unpacks the history of this device and explores the interesting and often surprising connection between technology and popular culture.The lie detector figures prominently in many headline-producing ......

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Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
142140530x
ISBN-13
9781421405308
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10038623812

Product Key Features

Book Title
Truth Machine : a Social History of the Lie Detector
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Social History, History, Criminology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, History, Social Science
Author
Geoffrey C. Bunn
Book Series
Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Any with an interest in criminal justice or general social issues will find this a compelling account., ""To Paraphrase Dragnet, there Are Many Histories to Tell of the Lie Detector; this Is a Good One.""
Lccn
2011-044971
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
363.25/4
Lc Classification Number
Hv8078.B86 2012
Table of Content
Introduction: Plotting the Hyperbola of Deception 1. "A thieves' quarter, a devil's den": The Birth of Criminal Man 2. "A vast plain under a flaming sky": The Emergence of Criminology 3. "Supposing that Truth is a woman--what then?": The Enigma of Female Criminality 4. "Fearful errors lurk in our nuptial couches": The Critique of Criminal Anthropology 5. "To Classify and Analyze Emotional Persons": The Mistake of the Machines 6. "Some of the darndest lies you ever heard": Who Invented the Lie Detector? 7. "A trick of burlesque employed . . . against dishonesty": The Quest for Euphoric Security 8. "A bally hoo side show at the fair": The Spectacular Power of Expertise Conclusion: The Hazards of the Will to Truth Acknowledgments Notes Essay on Sources Index, Introduction: Plotting the Hyperbola of Deception 1. ""A thieves' quarter, a devil's den"": The Birth of Criminal Man 2. ""A vast plain under a flaming sky"": The Emergence of Criminology 3. ""Supposing that Truth is a woman--what then?"": The Enigma of Female Criminality 4. ""Fearful errors lurk in our nuptial couches"": The Critique of Criminal Anthropology 5. ""To Classify and Analyze Emotional Persons"": The Mistake of the Machines 6. ""Some of the darndest lies you ever heard"": Who Invented the Lie Detector? 7. ""A trick of burlesque employed... against dishonesty"": The Quest for Euphoric Security 8. ""A bally hoo side show at the fair"": The Spectacular Power of Expertise Conclusion: The Hazards of the Will to Truth Acknowledgments Notes Essay on Sources Index
Copyright Date
2012

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