The Rebels : : A Brotherhood of Outlaw Bikers / / Daniel Wolf.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Wolf, Daniel,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2022]; ©1991
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (372 p.)

The image of the outlaw biker is widely recognize in North American society. The reality is only known to insiders. To study the phenomenon of outlaw biker clubs, anthropologist Daniel Wolf bridged the gap between image and reality by becoming an insider. Electronic Format Disclaimer: Preliminary images removed at the request of the rights holder.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part One / Freedom and Protest: The Seductive World of Biking -- 1 Introduction: Entering the World of the Outlaw -- 2 Biker: Building an Identity -- Part Two / Becoming an Outlaw: The Group-Socialization Process -- 3 Friend of the Club: Forming Bonds of Brotherhood -- 4 Striker: Earning One's Colours -- 5 Initiate: Becoming a Patch Holder -- Part Three / The Dynamics of Outlaw Sex and Gender -- 6 Women and the Outlaws -- Part Four / Living in an Outlaw Biker's World -- 7 The Clubhouse: Patch-Holder Haven -- 8 The Club Bar: Booze, Borders, and Brawls -- 9 The Club Run: Brothers in the Wind -- Part Five / Making It All Work: Economic and Political Realities -- 10 Outlaw Economics: Financing a Subculture -- 11 Political Organization: The Structure and Distribution of Power -- 12 Territoriality: Alliance, Invasion, Warfare -- 13 Conclusion: Retrospect and Prospect -- Appendix A: Motorcycle Club Constitutions -- Appendix B: Summary Guide and Activity Chart for Group Participation -- Bibliography -- Index