{"product_id":"2026200010560-secondhand-truth-in-masquerade-a-study-of-fashions-in-fact","title":"Truth In Masquerade: A Study Of Fashions In Fact","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Ed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: Worn\/faded - no tears, light chipping around edges. Page Condition: Tanning and foxing. Markings: none. Binding condition: Binding intact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is truth — and how has it been dressed up, distorted, and disguised throughout the ages? Truth in Masquerade: A Study of Fashions in Fact presents a sweeping intellectual inquiry into the ways in which truth has been manipulated, costumed, and paraded before the public by historians, lawyers, priests, and politicians alike. Drawing on the provocative epigraph from Byron — And after all what is a lie? 'Tis but the truth in masquerade — Wingfield-Stratford argues that the boundaries between fact and fiction are far more porous than civilization has cared to admit, and that every age has its own fashionable way of bending reality to suit its purposes.\n\nWingfield-Stratford, a prolific and incisive British historian, brings his characteristic wit and erudition to bear on this grand cultural and philosophical theme, weaving together history, rhetoric, and social criticism into a cohesive and provocative whole. His prose is measured yet pointed, challenging the reader to question the very foundations of received wisdom and institutional authority. A book that remains as unsettling as it is illuminating, it leaves one wondering: if truth has always worn a mask, is the face beneath it ever truly knowable?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130717249755,"sku":"2026200010560-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/4c446b9b-e732-4a0c-b4d4-369e34a92204.png?v=1786589119","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010560-secondhand-truth-in-masquerade-a-study-of-fashions-in-fact","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}