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04077aam a2200481 i 4500 001 9A429FA6A55F11EAA027EF1497128E48 003 SILO 005 20200603010033 008 191203s2020 ctu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019054811 020 $a 1633886247 020 $a 9781633886247 035 $a (OCoLC)1108141195 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a D10 $b .F815 2020 082 00 $a 904 $2 23 100 1 $a Fraser, Matthew, $d 1958- $e author. 245 10 $a In truth : $b a history of lies from Ancient Rome to modern America / $c Matthew Fraser. 246 30 $a History of lies from Ancient Rome to modern America 264 1 $a Guilford, Connecticut : $b Prometheus Books, $c [2020] 300 $a xx, 437 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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 -- LeÌse MajesteÌ -- 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. 520 $a "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 truth and power is the key theme. Moving through major historical periods, the author focuses on notable people and events, from well-known leaders like Julius Caesar and Adolf Hitler to lesser-known individuals like Procopius and Savonarola. He notes distinct parallels in history to current events. Julius Caesar's publication of his Gallic Wars and Civil Wars was an early exercise in political spin not unlike what we see today. During the English Civil War and the Enlightenment, pamphleteering coupled with the new power of the printing press challenged the status quo, as online and social media does in our time. And "fake news" was already being used by German chancellor Otto von Bismarck in nineteenth-century Europe and by the "yellow journalism" of American newspaper magnates William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer near the turn of the twentieth century. The author concludes optimistically, noting that we are debating and discussing truth more fiercely today than in any previous era. The determination to arrive at the truth, despite the manipulations of the powerful, bodes well for the future of democracy"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a History $x Errors, inventions, etc. 650 0 $a Truthfulness and falsehood $x Political aspects. 650 0 $a Truthfulness and falsehood $x History. 650 0 $a Journalism $x History. $x History. 650 0 $a Press and politics $x History. 650 0 $a Political leadership $x History. 650 7 $a History $x Errors, inventions, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00958250 650 7 $a Journalism $x Political aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00984078 650 7 $a Political leadership. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069363 650 7 $a Press and politics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01075866 650 7 $a Truthfulness and falsehood. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01158255 650 7 $a Truthfulness and falsehood $x Political aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01158258 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 $i Online version: $a Fraser, Matthew, 1958- $t In truth $d Guilford, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2020] $z 9781633886254 $w (DLC) 2019054812 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200603011914.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9A429FA6A55F11EAA027EF1497128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search