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American historian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ruth Ben-Ghiat (born April 17, 1960) is an American historian. She is a scholar on fascism and authoritarian leaders.[1] Ben-Ghiat is professor of history and Italian studies at New York University.
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| Born | April 17, 1960 United States |
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| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (2004) |
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| Thesis | The formation of a Fascist culture: the Realist movement in Italy, 1930–43 (1991) |
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| Institutions | New York University |
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| Notable works | Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present |
| Website | ruthbenghiat |
Born in the United States to a Scottish mother and an Israeli Sephardi Jewish father, she grew up in Pacific Palisades, California.[2][3][4] She has a degree in history from UCLA and obtained her Ph.D. in comparative history at Brandeis University. A member of the American Historical Association since 1990,[5] she is professor of history and Italian studies at New York University.[6] She regularly writes for CNN, The Atlantic, and The Huffington Post.[7]
On February 13, 2023, it was announced that Ben-Ghiat would take up temporary residency at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as the Spring 2023 Dan and Maggie Inouye Distinguished Chair in Democratic Ideals.[8]
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