Gabriel

Gabriel Salazar Vergara (born 31 January 1936) is the Chilean historian from Chile. His country is well-known for his research in sociology as well as his interpretations of movements. Particularly, he was prominent in the student demonstrations of 2011-12 and 2006. Salazar was born into a middle class family. He was educated in history along with sociology and philosophical studies on the Universidad de Chile, and at times, he worked as an working as an assistant for historical historian Mario Gongora and classical historian Hector Herrera Cajas. Salazar was a Revolutionary Left Movement member from 1973 until 1973. Two years later, the group was assaulted in Villa Grimaldi by the military. Following his release from the prison camp for military in England, he fled the country. There he was given the opportunity to receive a scholarship to study further at University of Hull. From that university, he obtained the PhD degree in Economic and Social History in 1984. Then he returned to Chile the following year. Salazar was able to make a breakthrough 1985, which is relatively inaccessible. The subjects he studied included labourers, peons, proletarians, children's muachos[A] as well as women. Salazar was one of the first members of Nueva Historia Social, a theoretical movement. Salazar views history as a tool to promote democratic action. Interview: Salazar declared that he is an "leftist, critical socio historian" and he opposed the notion of "Marxist".