In truth : a history of lies from ancient Rome to modern America /
From the ancient Greeks and Romans to the modern era, how have people determined what is true? How have those with power and influence sought to control the narrative? Are we living in a post-truth era, or is that notion simply the latest attempt to control the narrative? The relationship between tr...
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Guilford, Connecticut :
Prometheus Books,
[2020].
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1. Caesar's things
- I came, I saw, I published
- Show me the money
- The Nero unreality show
- Part 2. Icons and iconoclasts
- Secrets and lies
- PR men in the monasteries
- Bonfires of vanities
- Part 3. Twilight of the icons
- Selling indulgences
- Lèse Majesté
- Coffee and cake
- Part 4. Empire of lies
- All the news that's fit to fake
- Bismarck's fake news
- To hell with Spain
- Part 5. Supermen, supermyths, superpowers
- The gun that killed the Hun
- Triumph of the will
- Shaken, not stirred
- Part 6. The war on truth
- Guardians of the truth
- The digital town square
- Lord of the lies
- Conclusion.