Andreu Mayayo i Artal facts for kids
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Andreu Mayayo
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Andreu Mayayo
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| Born | 1959 Samper de Calanda, Aragon, Spain |
| Occupation | Professor, writer, politician |
| Language | Catalan |
| Genre | Contemporary historiography |
| Subject | Research fields: Social movements / Spanish transition to democracy |
Andreu Mayayo i Artal was born in Samper de Calanda, Aragon, in 1959. He is a professor of Modern History at the University of Barcelona. He also serves as the vice-dean of the Faculty of Geography and History there.
Andreu Mayayo is the main editor of the Segle XX. Revista Catalana d'Història journal. He is also part of the team that creates other Catalan magazines like L'Avenç, Sàpiens, and El Contemporani. He helps guide the Democratic Memorial of the Government of Catalonia. You might also hear him on TV and radio shows, sharing his ideas on channels like RAC 1 and Catalunya Ràdio.
As a historian, Andreu Mayayo studies many things. He looks into the history of local areas and rural places. He also researches how people have worked together to make changes, known as social movements. A big part of his work is about the Spanish transition to democracy. This was the time when Spain moved from a dictatorship to a democratic country.
In politics, Andreu Mayayo has been involved with different parties. These include the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia and Initiative for Catalonia Greens. He was also the mayor of Montblanc, Tarragona two times. He served as mayor from 1991 to 1993 and again from 1995 to 1999.
Books by Andreu Mayayo
Andreu Mayayo has written many books about history. Here are some of his main works:
- La Conca de Barberà 1890–1939: de la crisi agrària a la guerra civil (1986)
- De pagesos a ciutadans. Cent anys de sindicalisme i cooperativisme agraris a Catalunya (1893–1994) (1995)
- La ruptura catalana. Les eleccions del 15 de juny de 1977 (2002)
- Recuperació de la memòria històrica o reparació moral de les víctimes? (2006)
- La veu del PSUC. Josep Solè Barberà (1913–1988) (2007)
He has also contributed to other important books:
- Memòria de la transició a Espanya i a Catalunya IV: els joves de la transició (2003) with Rafael Aracil and Antoni Segura. ISBN: 978-84-8338-407-7
- Destrucció del món rural català, la: 1880–1980 (1991). ISBN: 978-84-7875-117-4
- Josep Torrents, (1899–1943): pagès de Bellveí del Penedès: dirigent agrari català (1988). ISBN: 978-84-86542-08-5
See also
In Spanish: Andreu Mayayo para niños
