Bandits

Eric Hobsbawm
Back in print, the groundbreaking classic on the robber-rebel
from the popular peoples historian who has influenced our
understanding of the previous three centuries like no other
(The Boston Globe)
An utterly fascinating book. The New Yorker
First published in 1969, this now-classic book inspired a whole new field of historical study and
brought its author popular acclaim. Bandits transcend the label of criminals; they are robbers and
outlaws elevated to the status of avengers and champions of social justice. Some, like Robin Hood,
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Rob Roy, and Jesse James, are famous throughout the world, the stuff of story and myth. Others, like
Balkan haiduks, Indian dacoits, and Brazilian congaceiros, are known only to their own countrymen.

Published: September 2000

Paperback
5 3/8 x 8 1/2 , 272 pages
ISBN: 978-1-56584-619-7

In his celebrated study of these fascinating figures, Eric Hobsbawm, one of the few genuinely great
historians of our century (The New Republic), spans four hundred years and four continents, setting

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these historical figures against the ballads, legends, and films they have inspired. The result is a
dazzling historical squib, fizzling with ideas and strange stories (The Guardian).
For this new edition Hobsbawm has substantially extended and revised his original text. It appears at
a time when the disintegration of state power is once again introducing fertile conditions for banditry
to flourish in many parts of the world.

Eric Hobsbawm
Topics: World History/WWII Arts/Culture/Film

Praise
A wise as well as exciting book; a very valuable
addition to the history of mentalities and to that
of popular protest. . . . This is human history at
its very best.
The Times Literary Supplement
Eric Hobsbawm was born in Alexandria
in 1917 and educated in Austria,
Germany, and England. He taught at
Birkbeck College, the University of
London, and the New School for Social
Research in New York.
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In an age of narrow specialists, Eric Hobsbawm

remains the supreme generalist. . . . For sheer
intelligence he has no superior in the historical
profession.
Sir Keith Thomas

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A dazzling historical squib, fizzing with ideas

and strange stories.
The Guardian

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