Josep Maria Fradera facts for kids
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Josep M. Fradera
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Josep Maria Fradera en 2008.
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Josep Maria Fradera i Barceló was born in 1952. He is a Spanish historian and a professor. He teaches Modern History at the Pompeu Fabra University. He is an expert on the colonial system of the old Spanish Empire. He has also studied the history of Catalonia.
Early Life and Education
Josep Maria Fradera was born in Mataró, Spain. This was in 1952. When he was young, he was an activist. He worked against the government of Francisco Franco. He was also a member of a political group. It was called the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC).
He started his university studies in 1971. He went to the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He earned a special high degree called a PhD in 1983. His main research paper was about the colonial crisis. It also looked at the local market in Catalonia.
Academic Career
From 1987 to 1988, he worked as a research assistant. He helped a famous historian, John H. Elliott, in Princeton. In 1996, he became a professor. He got a special position in Modern History. This was at the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF).
He has also visited other universities to teach and research. These include the University of Chicago and Harvard University. He is also a researcher for the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA). He writes his historical books and papers in both Spanish and Catalan.
See also
In Spanish: Josep Maria Fradera para niños
