Yakuza - Japan's Criminal Underworld (Paperback, 2nd edition)

Known for their striking full-body tattoos and severed fingertips, Japan's gangsters comprise a criminal class eighty thousand strong - more than four times the size of the American mafia. Despite their criminal nature, the yakuza are accepted by fellow Japanese to a degree guaranteed to shock most Westerners. "Yakuza" is the first book to reveal the extraordinary reach of Japan's Mafia. Originally published in 1986, it was so controversial in Japan that it could not be published there for five years. But in the west it has long served as the standard reference on Japanese organized crime and has inspired novels, screenplays, and criminal investigations. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition tells the full story of Japan's remarkable crime syndicates, from their feudal start as bands of medieval outlaws to their emergence as billion-dollar investors in real estate, big business, art, and more.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	David E. Kaplan • Alec Dubro
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	440
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-27490-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Organized crime > General Promotions
LSN:	0-520-27490-3
Barcode:	9780520274907

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