Gabriel
Gabriel Salazar Vergara (born 31 January 1936) is the Chilean historian from Chile. In Chile, he's most well-known for his work in the field of social history as well as the understanding of the social movements. It is evident in recent student protests in 2006 and 2011. Salazar was born to the poorest of families. Salazar attended Universidad de Chile and studied sociology, philosophy and history. He also worked as an assistant for Mario Gongora and Hector Herrera Cajas the classic historian. Salazar was part of the Revolutionary Left Movement from 1971 to 1973. Salazar was also tortured by the army in Villa Grimaldi that same year. Then, in 1976, he was freed from a prison camp for military and went to exile in the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, he was granted a scholarship for continued studies in University of Hull. From that university, he obtained a PhD degree in Economic and Social History in 1984. Following that after that, he returned to Chile. Salazar made a breakthrough in 1985. This is still relatively unknown. He was a scholar of peons and the proletariat and laborers. Salazar was among the founders of Nueva Historia Social, a historical movement. Salazar considers history as a useful tool for actions in society. Salazar said that he is uncompromising and left-leaning social historian during an interview. He rejected the "Marxist label."




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