Thief

Author: E.P. Thompson
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Features: An exciting and erudite work that injects a valuable concept and popular claims into the history of thought. This is a great book on human history. This captivating work studies primitive violence as an ancient form of social movement. It serves as a starting point for the study of banditry. The book cites a large number of folk songs and legends featuring bandits, on the one hand to trace the essence of the bandit phenomenon, and on the other to see how far bandits have strayed on the rural stage of life. The author's purpose is not to offer a theoretical argument for the current resurgence of individuals or small-scale armed actions, or to evaluate their political impact, but rather to delve deeply into the inheritance of classical traditions and behaviors in modern industrial society by analyzing the similarities and differences between them and robbers. The author draws inspiration from the historical context of folk songs, legends, and films. His examples span four hundred years, covering the history of bandits in Europe, America, Africa, and Asia.