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Naked Witch Hunt… Im Seung-hui
The Truth About the Mass Madness That Swept Europe
2.
The Naked American West Pioneer… … Kim Bong-jung
_American Territorial Expansion and the Tears of the Indians
3.
Naked Blood Diamond… Hwang Gyu-deuk
_A massacre brought about by greed
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The Naked Jewish Holocaust… … Progress
_The history of Germany's liquidation of Nazism
5.
Naked Killing Fields… Park Jang-sik
The Truth About Pol Pot, Who Dyeed the Continent in Blood
6.
Naked Person Common Infectious Disease… Song Dae-seop
A deadly virus that has driven humanity to death
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The Naked Iranian Hijab Revolution… … Park Hyun-do
_Questions surrounding the hijab
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The naked Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion… Ryu Han-soo
A story scarier than war
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The Earth in Naked Crisis… Nam Sung-hyun
_Signal of human destruction
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The naked American gun incident... Kim Bong-joong
How did America become a gun hell?

World history rewritten with moments of tragedy hidden from the world!
The Inconvenient Truth Told by tvN's "Naked World History"

Nothing in this world just happens.
Everything is connected, whether we see it or not.
We call the accumulation of these events 'history.'
However, the history we learn in class is centered around major events that are visible to the eye.
As a result, history came to be seen as something to be memorized and boring.
If we add to this the interesting stories that have been unseen to us but have caused the world to shake, history becomes an interesting and exciting event.
Rudyard Kipling, author of The Jungle Book, said, “History taught in the form of stories is never forgotten.”

『Naked World History: Cruel History』 is a collection of tragic events that the world has kept hidden for a long time, such as witch hunts, the massacre of American Indians, the Holocaust, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion, the Iranian hijab revolution, and the climate crisis, which were covered in tvN's most popular educational program, 『Naked World History』, with that intention.
It reveals the brutal history that we have never seen before, including moments that changed the course of world history and surprising facts that were not known in detail.
In particular, the true cause of the incident that shocked the world is revealed in detail, including information that could not be shown on the broadcast due to time constraints.

If we look at the footsteps of human history, we can see how we have tried to avoid and hide uncomfortable truths.
In the process, painful history is repeated.
This book examines tragic moments the world has long wished to erase, from various perspectives, from the witch hunts of medieval Europe to gun violence in America, and offers a fresh interpretation of these horrific fragments of history.
If you can't properly untie the knots tied in the past, you can't properly plan for the future.
Because history that is not remembered is bound to repeat itself.
If you read "Naked World History: A History of Cruelty" and reflect on the tragedies humanity has experienced, you will be able to develop a correct historical awareness and write a mature history.
Moreover, the tragedy will not be repeated.
I hope you gain insight into the present and a perspective on the future through the mirror of the past.


From the witch hunts of medieval Europe to the current gun violence in the United States,
Uncovering humanity's dark history, unforgettable even as time passes.

In March 2000, the Vatican, in a penitential Mass, acknowledged that the witch hunts of centuries ago were the fault of the Church and asked for forgiveness.
What on earth happened that made the Pope come forward and officially apologize for something that happened so long ago?

The United States, which gained independence from Great Britain in 1783, began with 13 states in the eastern region.
But in just over 100 years, they acquired more than six times the land.
The price was the tears and blood shed by countless Indians.
How did America develop, building on the sacrifices of Native Americans to secure land?

The world's oldest diamond and the world's largest diamond are both owned by the British royal family.
Why have so many gems flocked to Britain, a country without diamond mines? And what tragedy lies hidden within these gems?

In 1975, a new leader named Pol Pot emerged in Cambodia.
Over the next three years and nine months, 1.8 million people, or 25% of Cambodia's population, lost their lives.
Because so many people died, the average life expectancy of Cambodians during this period was said to be only 15 years.
What on earth happened in Cambodia?

COVID-19, which terrified the world in 2020.
Surprisingly, the coronavirus has been around for over 100 years.
And it is said that by 2070, there will be more than 15,000 infectious diseases that threaten our lives, like COVID-19.
Can humanity overcome the pandemic?

In 2022, there was not a single week in the United States without a mass shooting.
The United States, plagued by gun violence that has been dubbed the "forever civil war," refers to guns as time bombs.
But the possibility of gun violence disappearing in the United States is virtually impossible.
What tragedy is unfolding in America right now?

"Naked World History: A History of Cruelty" delves into the shocking tragedies that changed the course of world history, beginning with Europe gripped by the collective madness of witch hunts and continuing to the United States, where mass shootings continue unabated.
By exploring the hidden stories of brutal incidents and accidents, along with leading intellectuals from various fields across the country, we will understand why we must reflect on the past and how we can use it as a mirror to plan for the future.

▶ What is the content of the book that killed the most people in human history, 『The Hammer of Witches』?
▶ What atrocities did the United States commit, acquiring six times its territory in just 100 years?
▶ What is the horrific truth about the blood-stained diamond that became Africa's curse?
▶ What was the end of the most shocking massacre in human history and the Nazi war criminals?
▶ Who is the worst dictator in Asia, on par with Hitler and Stalin?
▶ What is the cause of the coronavirus, which has been around for 100 years?
▶ How did the hijab, which was once a survival item in the desert, become a woman's obligation?
▶ What is the truth about the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion, the worst disaster in history?
▶ What is the current state of the Earth, which is no different from that of a terminally ill cancer patient?
▶ Why guns will never disappear from America?