Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Preface vii
4. Transcription Conventions xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 The Sincere Liar 21
7. 2 The Production of History 57
8. 3 The Ceremonial of Truth 89
9. 4 The Truth-Finding Engine 122
10. 5 Stories and Master Narratives 154
11. 6 Memory in Testimony 178
12. 7 The Documentary Method of Interrogation 201
13. Conclusion: A Civics Lesson in the Logic of Sleaze 236
14. Methodological Appendix: Postanalytic Ethnomethodology 262
15. Notes 289
16. Index 337