The truth machine [[electronic resource] ] : a social history of the lie detector / / Geoffrey C. Bunn |
Autore | Bunn G. C (Geoffrey C.) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.25/4 |
Collana | Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology |
Soggetto topico |
Lie detectors and detection - History
Lie detectors and detection - United States - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4214-0651-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463882903321 |
Bunn G. C (Geoffrey C.) | ||
Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The truth machine [[electronic resource] ] : a social history of the lie detector / / Geoffrey C. Bunn |
Autore | Bunn G. C (Geoffrey C.) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.25/4 |
Collana | Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology |
Soggetto topico |
Lie detectors and detection - History
Lie detectors and detection - United States - History |
ISBN | 1-4214-0651-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788378003321 |
Bunn G. C (Geoffrey C.) | ||
Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The truth machine : a social history of the lie detector / / Geoffrey C. Bunn |
Autore | Bunn G. C (Geoffrey C.) |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.25/4 |
Collana |
Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology
Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology |
Soggetto topico |
Lie detectors and detection - History
Lie detectors and detection - United States - History |
ISBN |
9781421406510
1421406519 |
Classificazione | HIS054000SOC004000TEC056000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814039603321 |
Bunn G. C (Geoffrey C.) | ||
Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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