{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-the-world-in-50-lies","title":"A Short History of the World in 50 Lies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTaking readers on a global journey through human history, historian Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from Julius Caesar's deceptive PR machine to the cover ups that caused Chernobyl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"A timely approach to world history through bite-size chapters highlighting how the lies and propaganda of the past still impact the present day.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eforgeries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that created centuries worth of conflict and domination, such as The Donation of Constantine, the Protocols of Zion and the mysterious Testament of Peter the Great, to mass \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003epolitical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003epress cover ups\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e including Britain's Boer War concentration camps, a Pulitzer Prize winning whitewash of the Ukraine Famine and France's infamous Dreyfus Affair.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlongside these are examinations of how our \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eretellings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of history can \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eturn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003efiction into fact\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including The Spanish Inquisition's deceitful legacy and the demonization of Chinese Empress, Wu Zetian. Plus, an in-depth look at how historic lies can still impact our lives today, such as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003edeadly legacy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of America's Tuskegee Experiment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Short History of the World in 50 Lies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e details the profound impact of this secretive side of history and shows that the truth really is stranger - and far more dangerous - than any fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael O'Mara","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":51898066370843,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":51898066403611,"sku":null,"price":16.55,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3343\/9771\/files\/a-short-history-of-the-world-in-50-lies-politics-book-cover-features-245.webp?v=1776286868","url":"https:\/\/goldenlambpublishing.ca\/products\/a-short-history-of-the-world-in-50-lies","provider":"Golden Lamb Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}