| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 167 pages). |
| Series |
Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; 6 |
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Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; 6.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-161) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Triads, business, and markets -- part I. The triads. 2. Origins. 3. Organisation -- part II. Legal markets. 4. Protection against extortionists. 5. Protection against competitors: traditional operations. 6. Protection against competitors: recent operations. 7. Dispute settlement -- part III. Illegal markets. 8. Drug dealing. 9. Gambling. 10. Prostitution -- part IV. International markets. 11. Drug trafficking. 12. Human smuggling -- part V. Implications and reflections. 13. Are triads extortionists, entrepreneurs, or protectors? 14. International triad movement: emigration or reversion? 15. New directions in the study of triads -- Appendix 1. Data sources -- Appendix 2. The formation of the Tiandihui -- Appendix 3. The 14K -- Appendix 4. Translation of a triad expulsion order -- Appendix 5. The Big Circle Boys -- Appendix 6. An actress's experience with triads. |
| Summary |
Based on interviews with ex members and triad victims, police from Hong Kong, mainland China and Europe, and documentary evidence, The Triads as Business gives a compelling picture of the triads as part of a wider society. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
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Triads (Organized crime)
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Triads (Organized crime) -- China -- Hong Kong.
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Secret societies -- China -- Hong Kong.
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TRUE CRIME -- Organized Crime.
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Secret societies. (OCoLC)fst01110663
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Triads (Gangs) (OCoLC)fst01156248
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China -- Hong Kong.
(OCoLC)fst01260796
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Georganiseerde misdaad.
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Criminaliteit.
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Azië.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chu, Yiu Kong, 1962- Triads as business. London ; New York : Routledge, 2000 0415170923 (DLC) 99032827 (OCoLC)41565059 |
| ISBN |
0203171705 (electronic bk.) |
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9780203171707 (electronic bk.) |
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0203030001 (electronic bk.) |
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9780203030004 (electronic bk.) |
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