Xavier Casals

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Xavier Casals Meseguer (born 1963) is a Spanish historian specialized in the field of the far-right.

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Born in 1963 in Barcelona, [1] he has authored several works about the Far right, featuring studies both about the Spanish Neo-nazi and far right scene, [2] [3] [4] [5] as about an international comparative context. [6] [7] He has co-authored a biography of Miguel Primo de Rivera. [8] He also has studied the phenomenon of populism. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Avilés Farré 2013.
  2. 1 2 González Calleja 2008.
  3. 1 2 Payne 2000, pp. 109–118.
  4. 1 2 "La tentación neofascista en España Autor: Xavier Casals Editorial: Plaza & Janés Páginas: 342 Precio: 2.950 pesetas". El Periódico . 1998-12-18.
  5. 1 2 Hernández-Carr 2011, p. 157; Casals i Meseguer 2006.
  6. 1 2 Gil Pecharromán 2004, p. 16.
  7. 1 2 Hernández García 2005, pp. 247–248.
  8. 1 2 García Cárcel 2005, p. 17.
  9. Avilés 2016.

Bibliography

Works of Casals