In Conversation: Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat On Her New Book “Strongmen: Mussolini To The Present”

The Politicrat · Dec 5, 2020 · 31m

Omar Moore and historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat in conversation about Ruth’s new book “Strongmen: Mussolini To The Present”. The book chronicles over a century of the world’s “strongmen“ authoritarian dictators (up to and including Donald Trump). The power of these men over those they rule is rooted in numerous facets including toxic masculinity, virility, violence and corruption. Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a professor of History and Italian studies at New York University. December 5, 2020. Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ruthbenghiat Website: https://ruthbenghiat.com Order “Strongmen” here…