| Edition |
2001
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| Publication |
Great Britain, Abacus,
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| Description |
xiii, 226pWhite Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
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. Bandits all over the world who have been venerated as champions of the downtrodden are celebrated. Also mentioned are the ballads, legends and films they have inspired.
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| Contents |
Portrait of a bandit
Bandits, States and Power
What is Social Banditry?
Who becomes a Bandit?
The Noble Robber
The Avengers
Haiduks
The economics and politics of Banditry
Bandits and Revolutions
The Expropriators
The Bandit as symbol
Women and Banditry
The Bandit tradition
Notes
Furthur reading
Index
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| Standard Number |
0349113025 Pb.
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