A Short History of Relations Between Peoplestraces how the cultural attitudes that different peoples and nations had toward each other have undergone a profound and positive change during the last 500 years.

For most ofrecorded history, neighboring countries,tribes, and peoples everywhere in the world regarded each other with apprehension-when not outrightfear and loathing.Tribal orracial attitudeswere virtuallyuniversal,noone groupbeing much better orworse inthisrespectthananyother-andfor goodreasongiventheconditionsoflifebefore the modern era. Butinthe last 500 years, relations between different peopleshave undergone a slowbutprofound change.

Inthisbook, JohnEllisexplainshowaconfluenceofdiscoveries,inventions,explorations,as well as social andpoliticalchangesgavebirthto anewattitude,oneexpressedsuccinctlyinthe Latinphrase:gensunasumus.

This is a compellingstoryinits own right,butitis alsoa useful inoculationagainstthe destructive ideas oftoday's race hustlers.Anaccurate grasp ofhow this crucial change happened contradicts everythingthattheywantustobelieve.IdeologiessuchasCriticalRaceTheoryandDiversity, Equity,andInclusionhaveeverythingtouchingonraceandracismcompletelybackwards.

The villains oftheir ignorantversion ofhistoryare reallythe heroes.In explaininghowthehistorical record makesnonsenseofCRT,Ellis's bookamountstothe mostfundamentaland complete refutation ofthat pernicious ideology.