HIST 3430H/4430H The History of tYRANNY

Trent University Durham GTA

Professor Robert Wright

Office: Thornton 167   Email: rw@robertwright.ca   Tel: 905 435 5102 x 5046


COURSE SYLLABUS

This course explores the history of Western tyranny and democracy, from the Caesars of Ancient Rome, through Communism, Fascism and Nazism in the twentieth century, to the “spin dictatorships” of the twenty-first.

This course is scheduled to run in the Winter 2025 term.