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180305s2018 mau b 001 0 eng |
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$a9781625343130 (hardcover) |
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$a9781625343253 (pbk.) |
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$a307573$cTLC |
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$aJK468.L5$bB34 2018 |
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$a327.1273$223 |
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$aBaesler, John Philipp,$eauthor. |
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$aClearer than truth :$bthe polygraph and the American Cold War /$cJohn Philipp Baesler. |
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$aAmherst :$bUniversity of Massachusetts Press,$c[2018] |
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Phys Descrpt |
300
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$axii, 309 pages ;$c24 cm |
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$aCulture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond |
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$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. |
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$aIntroduction -- How the polygraph does and does not work -- Truth to remake society, 1880s-1940 -- World War II, national security, and the search for loyal citizens -- The polygraph and the specter of totalitarianism within -- Truth and national security in the American Cold War -- Immeasurable security : the polygraph and the CIA -- The polygraph and the problems of deterrence -- Congress, the right to privacy, and the retrenchment of the polygraph -- Epilogue. |
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$aIn this first comprehensive history of the polygraph as a tool and symbol for American Cold War policies, John Philipp Beasler tells the story of a technology with weak scientific credentials that was nevertheless celebrated as a device that could expose both internal and external enemies. Considered the go-to technology to test agents' and employees' loyalty, the polygraph's true power was to expose deep ideological and political fault lines. While advocates praised it as America's hard-nosed yet fair answer to communist brainwashing, critics claimed that its use undermined the very values of justice, equality, and the presumption of innocence for which the nation stood. |
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$aLie detectors and detection$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century. |
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650
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$aLie detectors and detection$xMoral and ethical aspects$zUnited States. |
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650
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$aInternal security$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century. |
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650
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$aAllegiance$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century. |
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651
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$aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1945-1989. |
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650
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$aCold War$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States. |
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$aCulture and politics in the Cold War and beyond. |
