Routledge 1999 Softcover New 1st edition. 182 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

ISBN10: 041575724X, ISBN13: 9780415757249, [publisher: Routledge] Softcover 1st edition. 182 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1999]

ISBN10: 041575724X, ISBN13: 9780415757249, [publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd] Softcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.
[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2015]

ISBN10: 041575724X, ISBN13: 9780415757249, [publisher: Routledge] Softcover Like New condition. Great condition, but not exactly fully crisp. The book may have been opened and read, but there are no defects to the book, jacket or pages.
[Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]

ISBN10: 041575724X, ISBN13: 9780415757249, [publisher: Routledge] Softcover New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published
[Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2015]

Paperback / softback. New. There is no doubt that the triads have become recognized as a sophisticated and international criminal force and, following the handover of Hong Kong to China, there have been increasing fears that their influence will spread to the West through emigration. This book investigates the reality behind the myth with a study of the Hong Kong triads, generally regarded as the headquarters of triad societies throughout the world. Yiu Kong Chu examines their origins, their organized extortion from legitimate businesses large and small, and their more recent moves into illegal activities such as drug trafficking, human smuggling and gambling. Contrary to the popular belief that Hong Kong triads are replacing the Italian Mafia as the most powerful criminal organization in the world, this book argues that Hong Kong triads may be declining, as other ethnic Chinese crime gangs emerge as powerful crime groups in Western societies. Based on interviews with ex triad members and victims of the triads, police from Hong Kong, mainland China and Europe, as well as documentary evidence The Triads as Business gives a vivid and compelling picture of the triads as part of a wider society. ISBN 041575724x 9780415757249 [GB]

ISBN10: 041575724X, ISBN13: 9780415757249, [publisher: Taylor & Francis 2015-04-07, London] Softcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2015]