Bibliograph

Clearer than truth, the polygraph and the American Cold War, John Philipp Baesler

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Clearer than truth, the polygraph and the American Cold War, John Philipp Baesler

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Clearer than truth

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1012343616

Responsibility statement

John Philipp Baesler

Series statement

Culture and Politics in the Cold War and Beyond

Sub title

the polygraph and the American Cold War

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- 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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