The Triads as Business Hardback
by Yiu-kong (University of Hong Kong) Chu
Part of the Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia series
Hardback
Description
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.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:182 pages, 3 Tables, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:18/11/1999
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- ISBN:9780415170925
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:182 pages, 3 Tables, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:18/11/1999
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415170925
