Jaume Vicens i Vives

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Jaime Vicens Vives

Jaume Vicens Vives (6 June 1910 in Girona, Spain – 28 June 1960 in Lyon, France) was a Catalan historian, and is considered, along with Pierre Vilar, one of the top influential Catalan historians of the 20th century.[1]

According to , his 1954 book was a direct source and inspiration for Juan Fuster's influential 1962 book Nosaltres, els valencians.[1] That book was to have been originally titled Nosaltres els catalans, but it was renamed under Josep Pla's advice,[2] for fear of Francoist censorship.[3] Fuster's work has the same structure and intention as Vicens' book does.[4][5] The book was expanded and republished in 1960. Notícia de Catalunya had also a major influence on Jordi Pujol.[1] Vicens was also a friend an influence for .[1][6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Foix, Josep M. Jaume Vicens Vives: la voluntat d'ésser catalans
  2. ^ Història de la historiografia catalana, p. 225
  3. ^ De la revolución liberal a la democracia parlamentaria: Valencia (1808-1975), p.35.
  4. ^ Nosaltres, els valencians, p. 20 (dentro del apartado Introducció.
  5. ^ Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana (ed.). "Joan Fuster" (in Catalan). Barcelona. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  6. ^ Comprendre el món: reflexions d'un historiador, back cover

Further reading[]

  • Jackson, Gabriel. "The Historical Writing of Jaime Vicens Vives." American Historical Review (1970): 808-815. online
  • Payne, Stanley G. “Jaime Vicens Vives and the Writing of Spanish History.” Journal of Modern History 34#2 (1962) , pp. 119–134. online
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