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Title:

BANDITS

By:

Eric Hobsbawm

Format:

Paperback

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£11.99

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ISBN 10:

0349113025

ISBN 13:

9780349113029

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Publisher:

LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP

Pub. date:

2 August, 2001

Pages:

240

Description:

* A fascinating study of the spectacular explots if robbers and outlaws from Robin Hood to Jesse James.

Synopsis:

BANDITS is a study of the social bandit or bandit-rebel - robbers and outlaws who are not regarded by public opinion as simple criminals, but rather as champions of social justice, as avengers or as primitive resistance fighters. Whether Balkan haiduks, Indian dacoits or Brazilian congaceiros, their spectacular exploits have been celebrated and preserved in story and myth. Some are only know to their fellow countrymen; others like Rob Roy, Robin Hood and Jesse James are famous throughout the world. First published in 1969, Bandits inspired a new field of historical study: bandit history. This substantially extended and revised new edition appears at a time when the disintegration of state power has reintroduced fertile conditions for banditry once again to flourish in many parts of the world.

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Section: 8, b&w

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Imprint:

Abacus

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