Gabriel

Gabriel Salazar Vergara, a Chilean historian was born 31 January 1936. He is recognized in his nation for his work on social history and interpretations of social movements, particularly recent protests among students of both 2011-12 and 2006. Salazar was raised by an economically poor family. He studied sociology, philosophy, and history at Universidad de Chile. He was also a researcher for Mario Gongora, a classical historian and Hector Herrera Cajas, a historian. Salazar was one of the Revolutionary Left Movement member from 1973 until 1973. He was also tortured by the military in Villa Grimaldi that same year. He was released in 1976 from a prison camp for military and went to exile in Britain. Here he was granted an award of scholarship which allowed him to pursue his studies at the University of Hull. At that school, he received an PhD qualification from the department of Economic and Social History in 1984. In the following year, he was back in Chile. The relatively unknown Salazar's breakthrough occurred in 1985. Salazar's subjects of research included laborers, peons, and children huachos[A] as well as women. Salazar is one founder of Nueva Historia Social which is a historical current. Salazar regards history as an effective instrument for actions in society. In an interview, Salazar has declared himself to be a "leftist, critical social historian" and rejected the label "Marxist"