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.
Bandits - Eric Hobsbawm
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