David E. Kaplan, Alec Dubro

Broschiertes Buch

Yakuza

Japan's Criminal Underworld

Beschreibung

Known for their striking full-body tattoos, Japan's gangsters comprise a criminal class eighty thousand strong - more than four times the size of the American mafia. This title tells the story of Japan's crime syndicates, from their feudal start as bands of medieval outlaws to their emergence as billion-dollar investors in real estate, and more.

Autor

David E. Kaplan is an investigative journalist based in Washington. He is former director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, and served as chief investigative correspondent for U.S. News & World Report. He is the author of Fires of the Dragon and coauthor of The Cult at the End of the World, on the doomsday sect that released nerve gas in the Tokyo subway. Alec Dubro lives and works in Washington, DC where he writes, edits, and blogs for the labor movement. He is the creator of the satirical website, The Washington Pox (www.dcpox.com) and is past president of The National Writers Union.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of California Press
• Seitenzahl: 440
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 654g
• ISBN-13: 9780520274907
• ISBN-10: 0520274903
• Artikelnr.: 35939203