AGE OF EXTREMES: FASCISM, COMMUNISM AND AUTHORITARIANISM IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

1.00 credits

This course examines the crimes, terror, and repression caused in the twentieth century by fascist, communist, and authoritarian regimes in various parts of the world. Topics include Nazi Germany, Stalinist Russia, and non-democratic regimes in post-colonial Asia, Africa and Latin America. Specific themes include the Holocaust, and genocide after 1945.