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The brotherhoods : inside the outlaw motorcycle clubs Arthur Veno Published by Allen & Unwin (2002) |
Book description
If it's a good ride, there's nothing like it . . .you
and the machine become one. . . . It gets to the point on the edge of a hard
ride where there is a balance between taking your machine further and a fear
of dying. Managing that space is real freedom.'
Riding like there's no tomorrow on the open road, the wind in your face, handling
a powerful and responsive machine - you can't get that sort of freedom in a
car. Bikies consider themselves 'the last free people in society', unconstrained
by the regulations that rule ordinary citizens. And they guard their privacy
jealously.
Arthur Veno's account of bikie culture is as close to firsthand as is ever
likely to be published. Australia's leading expert on the bikie scene, Veno
reveals the true picture of the brotherhoods. Drawing on in-depth interviews
and personal stories, along with meticulous research, he explains the rules
and rituals of becoming a club member, tells of landmark incidents in bikie
folklore, profiles some famous biker identities and, in the final chapter,
takes off with the Gypsy Jokers on their controversial New Year run in Western
Australia.
About the Author
Professor Arthur Veno was born in the US and has lived in Australia since 1974. Most recently director of Monash University's Centre for Police and Justice Studies, Veno has studied the clubs for seventeen years. But he's no ordinary academic - he attends club nights, field days and runs, and counts members of the Gypsy Jokers, Hell's Angels and Coffin Cheaters as his friends (they call him the Mad Professor). Veno now grows trees on his farm in rural Victoria, and is a consultant to various groups on human rights and criminal justice issues, as well - of course - as the bikie clubs.
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