Alternative Business: Outlaws, Crime and Culture

by Martin Parker

Book Overview

From Robin Hood to Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean, outlaws have been a central part of 800 years of culture. These are characters who criticise the power of those in the castle or the skyscraper, and earn their keep by breaking the law. Outlaws break categories too. They are fact and fiction, opposition and product, culture and economy, natural justice and organized crime.

Beginning with Robin Hood stealing from the rich, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415586488
• ISBN13: 9780415586481
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"