Humans Will Not Stop Lying: a World History of War, Power, and Conspiracy
About This Novel
World history is a vast ocean, and everything related to human beings can be merged into it, and lying is an innate instinct of human beings, either to protect themselves or to achieve their goals. Human nature is the same in ancient and modern times, and there is no difference between China and foreign countries. This book cuts in from a small perspective and examines history from the unique perspective of "lie". From the ancient Persian Empire in the 6th century BC to the Chernobyl disaster in modern times, the vision spans the world and covers a period of more than two thousand years. The cases described by the author include forged documents that triggered conflicts and wars, such as the mysterious Gift of Constantine and the Will of Peter the Great, as well as large-scale media whitewashing, such as the concentration camps during the Boer War in Britain and the Dreyfus Affair in France. Of course, there are also "unjust cases" among these lies, such as the dark legend of the Spanish Inquisition and the demonization of the Chinese Empress Wu Zetian. The author sharply points out that in the process of telling history from generation to generation, many bizarre contents in novels have become "historical facts" instead of the truth, and there are even some lies, which have profoundly affected our lives today. The author intercepts five eras, the ancient world, the Middle Ages, modern times, the 19th century, and the 20th century. He selects mysterious and widely influential historical rumors and mysteries, and dismantles them one by one to reveal how lies have become a powerful force that affects the historical process, and what motives and conspiracies the liars behind them have.
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