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Author:   Geoffrey C. Bunn (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9781421405308

ISBN 10:   142140530
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   27 July 2012
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"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"

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Any with an interest in criminal justice or general social issues will find this a compelling account. Midwest Book Review To paraphrase Dragnet, there are many histories to tell of the lie detector; this is a good one. -- Ken Adler History of Science Society

Any with an interest in criminal justice or general social issues will find this a compelling account. Midwest Book Review 2012

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Geoffrey C. Bunn is a senior lecturer in psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University and coeditor of Psychology in Britain: Historical Essays and Personal Reflections.

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