Xavier Casals facts for kids
Xavier Casals Meseguer (born in 1963) is a historian from Spain. He is known for studying political groups that have very strong or extreme ideas.
Who is Xavier Casals Meseguer?
Xavier Casals Meseguer was born in 1963 in Barcelona, a city in Spain. He has written many books about political groups that hold very strong or extreme views. He has looked at these groups both in Spain and around the world. He also helped write a book about Miguel Primo de Rivera, an important figure in Spanish history. Mr. Casals has also studied something called populism, which is about how some leaders try to connect directly with "the people" against the traditional government.
What Books Has He Written?
Xavier Casals Meseguer has written several important books. These books help us understand different political ideas and movements.
- ... en España: de las audiciones wagnerianas a los skinheads (1966-1995) (1995). This book looks at extreme groups in Spain.
- La tentación ... en España (Plaza & Janés, 1998). This book also explores extreme political ideas in Spain.
- Ultrapatriotas: extrema derecha y nacionalismo de la guerra fría a la era de la globalización (Crítica, 2003). This book talks about very nationalistic groups from the time of the Cold War to today.
- Miguel Primo de Rivera (Ediciones de Barcelona, 2006). He wrote this book with Ramón Tamames. It is a biography of Miguel Primo de Rivera.
- Ultracatalunya. L'extrema dreta a Catalunya: de l'emergència del búnker al rebuig de les mesquites (1966-2006) (L'esfera dels llibres, 2006). This book focuses on extreme political groups in Catalonia, a region in Spain.
- El pueblo contra el Parlamento. El nuevo populismo en España. 2009-2013 (Pasado & Presente, 2013). This book discusses new forms of populism in Spain between 2009 and 2013.
- La Transición española. El voto ignorado de las armas (Pasado & Presente, 2016). This book is about Spain's transition to democracy.
See also
In Spanish: Xavier Casals i Meseguer para niños
