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Bunn G. C (Geoffrey C.) |
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Titolo |
The truth machine [[electronic resource] ] : a social history of the lie detector / / Geoffrey C. Bunn |
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Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Collana |
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Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Lie detectors and detection - History |
Lie detectors and detection - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Introduction: Plotting the Hyperbola of Deception; Chapter 1 "A thieves' quarter, a devil's den": The Birth of Criminal Man; Chapter 2 "A vast plain under a flaming sky": The Emergence of Criminology; Chapter 3 "Supposing that Truth is a woman-what then?": The Enigma of Female Criminality; Chapter 4 "Fearful errors lurk in our nuptial couches": The Critique of Criminal Anthropology; Chapter 5 "To Classify and Analyze Emotional Persons": The Mistake of the Machines; Chapter 6 "Some of the darndest lies you ever heard": Who Invented the Lie Detector? |
Chapter 7 "A trick of burlesque employed . . . against dishonesty": The Quest for Euphoric SecurityChapter 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; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Z |
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