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Hobsbawm's key thesis was that Outlaw s were individuals living on the edges of rural societies by robbing and plundering, who are often seen by ordinary people as heroes or beacons of popular resistance. He called it a form of "pre-historic social movement", by contrast with the organized Labour Movement .

Social banditry is a widespread phenomenon known in many societies and some argue that it still exists in remote areas and on high seas ( Pirate s).


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