Hobsbawm, E. J.  1917-2012,  <br/><br/>
Primitive rebels :  studies in archaic forms of social movement in the 19th and 20th centuries / 
by E.J. Hobsbawm. 
 - vii, 202 pages :  illustrations ;  20 cm. 
 - The Norton library ;  N328 .
 - Norton library .
<br/><br/> 'First published inthe Norton Library 1965 by arrangement with Frederick A. Praeger, Inc.'--Title page verso  'Originally published under the title: Social bandits and primitive rebels'--Title page verso 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- The social bandit -- Mafia -- Millenarianism I: Lazzaretti -- Millenarianism II: The Andalusian Anarchists -- Millenarianiam III: The Sicilian Fasci and Peasant Communism -- The city mob -- The labour sects -- Ritual in social movements -- Appendix: in their own voices -- A letter from Pascuqle Tenteddu, outlaw and bandit (Sardinia 1954) -- The brigand Varderelli helps the poor (Apulia 1817) -- A Bourbon brigand examined (South Italy, early 1860s) -- Donato Manduzio cofutes a false apostle (San Nicandro, early 1930s) -- A peaseant woman on the good society (Piana dei Greci, Sicily 1893) -- A commune unpoisoned by cities (Ukrane 1918) -- The peasants distrust governments (Ukraine 1917) -- The will of the tsar (Poltava 1902; Chernigov 1905) -- Conversation of Giovanni Lopez, cobbler (San Giovanni in fiore 1955) -- Two strike sermons (Loray, North Caroline 1929) -- A Lincolnshire unionist: Joseph Chapman (Alford 1899) -- The'men of decision' recommend a brother (Lecce, Apulia 1817) -- Some secret oaths (Britain 1830s, Naples 1815-20, Paris 1834) -- Geographical index -- Index of names -- Subject index 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social conflicts.<br/>Social movements<br/>Peasant uprisings.