Pierre Vilar (3 May 1906, Frontignan – 7 August 2003, Saint-Palais) was a French historian specialized in the history of Catalonia and

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. He is considered one of the most authoritative 20th-century historians for the history of Spain, for both the

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and modern history. He and Jaume Vicens Vives were among the most influential historians of Catalonia.Foix, Josep M
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His short 1947 essay ''Histoire de l'Espagne'' (''History of Spain''), despite being banned under Francoism, has a great success, and after the death of the

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was frequently used in progressive circles and for teaching. In 2009, it reached its 22nd edition.

Works

* 1947: Histoire de l'Espagne. * 1959: Le déclin catalan du bas Moyen Âge. Hypothèses sur sa chronologie * 1962: La Catalogne dans l'Espagne moderne. Recherches sur les fondements économiques des structures nationales * 1965: Growth and development * 1969: L’Or et la Monnaie dans l’histoire (1450–1920) * 1975: Assaigs sobre la Catalunya del segle XVIII * 1975: Marxist history, history in construction * 1980: Introduction to the vocabulary of the historical analysis * 1986: La guerre d'Espagne * 1987–1990: Història de Catalunya * 1995: Pensar històricament. Reflexions i records. * 1998: History, nation and nationalism: a national question and labour movement.

Pierre Vilar Collection

The Pierre Vilar Collection of the

Universitat de Girona The University of Girona ( ca, Universitat de Girona, UdG (); ;) is located in the city of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Its real origin dates back to its creation in 1446, but it was reestablished as a new university in 1991. As of 2021, it consists ...

(UdG) is the personal library of the historian, given by his family in 2006. It consists of more than 6,500 20th and 19th century books and 331 journal series, with some of the volumes signed and dedicated by its authors. The collection is located at the UdG Library. Barri Vell campus. Cataloguing of the collection was completed in 2006 in the context of the centennial of Pierre Vilar's birth. This collection with those of Jaume Vicens Vives, Joan Reglà, Ramon Garrabou, Jordi Nadal, Joaquim Nadal i Lluís Maria de Puig, confer to the UdG a great significance as center for historical research in Catalunya.

References

External links

Pierre Vilar Collection (Universitat de Girona)

French Hispanists 1906 births 2003 deaths French male non-fiction writers 20th-century French historians Members of the Institute for Catalan Studies French Marxist historians {{France-historian-stub