Yes that's right primitive rebels looks at early anarchists, robin hood
noble outlaw mythologies and secret societies as proto-socoal
movements. Has an enormous Marxist slant, as you'd expect from Hobsbawm
but a lot of very sharp and interesting insights.
David
Caroline Tully wrote:
>>> Have you read Hobsbawm's primitive rebels?<<
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> Ah... also co-edited 'The Invention of Tradition', yes, I thought I'd
> heard the name. Haven't read that either.
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> ~Caroline.
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