Author:
Bunn, G. C. (Geoffrey C.)
Imprint:Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.
Descriptionviii, 246 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:Plotting the hyperbola of deception -- "A thieves' quarter, a devil's den": the birth of criminal man -- "A vast plain under a flaming sky": the emergence of criminology -- "Supposing that truth is a woman-what then?": the enigma of female criminality -- "Fearful errors lurk in our nuptial couches": the critique of criminal anthropology -- "To classify and analyze emotional persons": the mistake of the machines -- "Some of the darndest lies you ever heard": who invented the lie detector? -- "A trick of burlesque employed...against dishonesty": the quest for euphoric security -- "A bally hoo side show at the fair": the spectacular power of expertise -- The hazards of the will to truth.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-239) and index.
