Ruth Ben-Ghiat


Ruth Ben-Ghiat is an American historian and cultural critic. She is a scholar on fascism and authoritarian leaders.

Biography

Born in the US to an Israel-born Sephardi father and a Scottish mother, she grew up in Pacific Palisades, California. She graduated in History at UCLA and obtained a PhD in comparative history at Brandeis University. A member of the American Historical Association since 1990, she is Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University. She regularly writes for cnn.com, The Atlantic and The Huffington Post.

Works

;Authored books