Clearer Than Truth The Polygraph and the American Cold War |
|
| Author:
| Baesler, John Philipp |
| Series title: | Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62534-313-0 |
| Publication Date: | May 2018 |
| Publisher: | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
|
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $127.00 |
Book Description:
|
A person strapped to a polygraph machine. Few images are more evocative of Cold War paranoia. In this first comprehensive history of the polygraph as a tool and symbol of American Cold War policies, John Philipp Baesler 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.
A person strapped to a polygraph machine. Few images are more evocative of Cold War paranoia. In this first comprehensive history of the polygraph as a tool and symbol of American Cold War policies, John Philipp Baesler 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.