The Brotherhoods: Inside the Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs

by Arthur Veno

Book Overview

Now in paperback, this is the definitive account of Australia's outlaw motorcycle clubs, written by the country's foremost expert on bikie culture. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1741141370
• ISBN13: 9781741141375
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin Academic
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

Bikers rock amazing people

Bikers are amazing and,very interested there culture is so different

Pretty darn good

This book is one of the few that I have read that didn't have the sensationalistic jargon attached to it that so many other's of it's type often do. It was just a good, solid and informative read. Although I feel that the author defenitely has/had an agenda, it was, in my opinion still a well written tome. It was also refreshing to get the view from the other side. If you are interested in the outlaw motorcycle culture at all, I think it is a must read.

Fabulous

I found this book first-rate. It was exciting from cover to cover. Arthur Veno, takes you through the lives of Outlaw Bikers or bikies as he refers to them. Some of the customs he speaks about made my jaw drop. I was sorry to see the book end. If you love reading about the biker culture, this is the book for you.

Very informative book

This is a great book with loads of informationabout the motrocycle scene and the motorcycle clubs such as Bandidos,Hells Angels Gypsy Jokers and other australian motorcycle clubs.The author who is a psychologist dual citizenship and started life in U.S.A would make one wonder how someone who was not a patch wearer and did not have a motorcyclewould be the premier independent expert on these clubsand gangs. Because of the authors curiosity and the right circumstances he happen to be a couple events that have shaped the effects and thepublic view of motorcycle clubs one of the being hollister. Even though alot of this book deals with the clubs in Australia it covers a wide of area of info this author getting this info because a good relationship with the different clubs because he told it like it was the bond was a such they even gave the name of the mad professor. He covers many subjects like the process that one goes from being a club hang around to a full patch member. Explains the interest people have for the bikes and the lifestyle , how the clubs veiw eachother and sometimes the consolidation and thwe wars that happen between the clubs.Also the club structure and the responsibilites of the different officers,their views on drugs and of their dealings with the police. He also helps to dispels alot of myths half-truths that are put out by the media the police and sometimes by the clubs themselves. Again a great book

From the perspective of a fish ecologist!

Dear reader or internet-surfer,I am happy to report I have just finished reading Arthur Veno's book 'The brotherhoods: inside the outlaw gangs of Australia'. I found it very pleasant to read and packed with excellent information, revealing a lot about the author and his depth of knowledge on the topic. I feel I have gained a lot of knowledge on a scary subject. The framework of this book is logical and easy to follow allowing greatest access to information on bikee gangs of Australia. I can only imagine the difficultly in writing such a book given the political and social context. I believe the author has a very balanced perspective increasing the overall appeal of this book. I found the writing style to be clear, presenting information in a forthright and accurate way, although on the odd occasion the message was encrypted. I don't want to over analyze this book as I only wish to convey that it was really fantastic to read. So thanks to the Author and all those involved! PS - I have never been compelled to write a review before.

Honesty and Integrity its about time

This book is one of the finest examples I have ever seen about the world of the 1%ers. Written by Professor Author Veno an expert in Police and Justice Studies along with Human Rights and also a man thats spent years hanging out with club members and actually being friends with members of the Hells Angels, Gypsy Jokers. The Mad Professor as he became known draws on personal experiences of spending time with the men of the Outlaw Bike World. Professor Veno has seen firsthand the violent nature of the bike world but has also seen the violence of the police and the instigation they try to cause in the bike world. Constantly trying to demonize the clubs to bolster public support and to bolster their funds. The professor wrote this book to be an unbiased account and sociological study of the world the 1%ers live in on a daily basis. It truly is a wonderful book for showing what the 1%er world is and is not and what is actually just myth. It tackles the concept of a criminal organization and what really defines that phrase which is so constantly used by the police to describe the Outlaw Motorcycle World