Bandits

Resumen del libro

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.

Biografía del autor

Eric J. Hobsbawm (1917-2012) está considerado uno de los grandes historiadores del siglo XX. Fue profesor emérito de Historia social y económica del Birkbeck College, en la Universidad de Londres. Entre sus numerosos libros debe destacarse, sobre todo, a serie formada por La era de la revolución, 1789-1848 (1997) La era del capital, 1848-1875 (1998), La era del imperio, 1875-1914 (1998) e Historia del siglo XX (1998). Sus últimas obras fueron Entrevista sobre el siglo XXI (2000), Años interesantes. Una vida en el siglo XX (2003), Guerra y paz en el siglo XXI (2007) y Cómo cambiar el mundo (2011), todas ellas publicadas por Crítica.