Gabriel
Gabriel Salazar Vergara (born 31 January 1936) is an Chilean historian. He is recognized in his country for his studies of sociology and its interpretation of social movements, particularly the recent student protests of both 2011-12 and 2006. Salazar was born into a poor family. Salazar attended Universidad de Chile and studied sociology, philosophy and history. In addition, he was an assistant for Mario Gongora and Hector Herrera Cajas the famous historian. Salazar was the Revolutionary Left Movement member from 1973 until 1973. Salazar was also tortured by the army in Villa Grimaldi that same year. [2] Having been released from a prison camp for military in the year 1976, he was sent into exile in The United Kingdom. He was granted a scholarship to pursue his studies in Hull University. University of Hull. He was awarded the honor of a PhD from the University of Hull in Economic and Social History. The following year, he returned to Chile. Salazar was relatively unknown up until 1985 when he made his breakthrough. His subjects of research have included peons, labourers, proletariats, child females and huachos. Salazar is one of the founding members of Nueva Historia Social which is a historical current. Salazar believes that history is the tool for social action. Salazar said that he is a leftist and critical social historian in an interview. Salazar resisted the "Marxist term."




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