{"product_id":"bandits-9781565846197","title":"Bandits","description":"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, Rob Roy, and Jesse James, are famous throughout the world, the stuff of story and myth. Others, like Balkan \u003cem\u003ehaiduks\u003c\/em\u003e, Indian \u003cem\u003edacoits\u003c\/em\u003e, and Brazilian \u003cem\u003econgaceiros\u003c\/em\u003e, are known only to their own countrymen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his celebrated study of these fascinating figures, Eric Hobsbawm, \"one of the few genuinely great historians of our century\" (\u003cem\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/em\u003e), spans four hundred years and four continents, setting 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\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEric Hobsbawm\u003c\/strong\u003e (1917-2012) was born in Egypt 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. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Capital\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Empire\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Extremes\u003c\/em\u003e as well as \u003cem\u003eOn History\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUncommon People\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIndustry and Empire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBandits\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOn the Edge of the New Century\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRevolutionaries\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOn Empire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFractured Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and his memoir \u003cem\u003eInteresting Times\u003c\/em\u003e (The New Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527856001298,"sku":"9781565846197","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_694391ab-e37a-4088-bc6f-b0c8d49d97cb.jpg?v=1731315628","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bandits-9781565846197","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}