a permanence and potency which transcends their localized domain and transitory nature". In Hobsbawm's case, the romanticisation was political rather than nationalistic, yet the fluid, ambiguous figure of the bandit remains. Historic examples Robin Hood Brigandage in the Two Sicilies, peasant rebellion developed in southern Italy in the early 19th century Sardinian banditry Dacoity, Indian bandits who portrayed themselves (and were portrayed by the media) as social bandits Expropriative anarchism, practice of robbery and scams in Argentina and Spain Cangaço, social banditry in Northeast Region, Brazil Hajduk, outlaws in Central and Eastern Europe Betyárs, social bandits in Kingdom of Hungary Klepht, anti-Ottoman insurgents in Greece and Cyprus Narcocorrido, Mexican music from the norteño folk corrido tradition Rapparee, Irish guerrillas during the 1690s Williamite war Uskoks, Croatian Habsburg soldiers during the Ottoman wars in Europe Abrek, Anti-Cossack/Russian guerilla raiders in the North Caucasus, especially Chechnya See also Culture of honor Illegalism References Further reading Benedetto Croce, Angelillo (Angelo Duca). Capo di banditi, 1892 Protest tactics Secret societies related to organized crime