What is the impact of the individual in world history? This unit examines the role of individual and collective action in shaping the world through the lives of such diverse figures as Mao Zedong, the Ayatollah Khomeini, and Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo.
Susan Glosser uses the example of Mao Zedong to speak to the way in which shifting perspectives on the past affect how historical figures are remembered. hear audio clip »