Gabriel

Gabriel Salazar Vergara (born 31 January 1936) is the Chilean historian in Chile. The historian is well-known in the nation for his research into sociology and its interpretation of social movements, particularly the recent student protests of the year 2006 and 2011-12. Salazar was born in a class-less family. He was educated in history as well as sociology and the philosophy department at Universidad de Chile, and in the past, was an advisor to historical historian Mario Gongora and classical historian Hector Herrera Cajas. Salazar was an active Revolutionary Left Movement member from 1973 until 1973. Military tortured him at Villa Grimaldi during that year. After his release from the military prison camp and fleeing to England, he retreated. In the United Kingdom, he was granted a scholarship for further study at University of Hull. He earned the PhD from the department of Economic and Social History from the university in the year 1984. Following that, he went back to Chile. Salazar was relatively unknown until 1985 , the year he had his first breakthrough. His research subjects have included laborers, peons proletarians, child huachos[A] and women. Salazar is one founder of Nueva Historia Social which is the name of a current in history. Salazar believes that history is an instrument to encourage actions of society. Salazar stated that he's liberal and critical historian in an interview. Salazar resisted the "Marxist designation."