1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779223003321

Autore

Kaplan David E

Titolo

Yakuza [[electronic resource] ] : Japan's criminal underworld / / David E. Kaplan and Alec Dubro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012

ISBN

1-282-13417-5

9786613806758

0-520-95381-9

Edizione

[25th anniversary ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (440 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DubroAlec

Disciplina

364.1060952

Soggetti

Yakuza - Japan - History

Yakuza - History

Organized crime - Japan - History

Crime - Japan - History

Gangs - Japan - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Early history -- pt. 2. The Kodama years -- pt. 3. The modern Yakuza -- pt. 4. The move abroad.

Sommario/riassunto

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 Originally published in 1986, it was so controversial in Japan that it could not be published there for five years.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 or 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.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910346851903321

Autore

Robins Roger G

Titolo

Current Trajectories in Global Pentecostalism : : Culture, Social Engagement, and Change / / Roger G. Robins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019

Basel, Switzerland : , : MDPI, , 2019

ISBN

9783038974543

3038974544

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (200 p.)

Soggetti

Religion & beliefs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This path-breaking collection brings together thirteen leading scholars from the humanities and social sciences to address some of the most pressing issues in contemporary global Pentecostalism. Representing institutions from eight different nations on four continents, these scholars perceptively illuminate vital matters ranging from politics, cultural performance, and sexual identity to history, theology, and socioeconomics. The articles are grounded in primary research conducted in Africa, Australia, Europe, and South America and informed by cutting-edge interdisciplinary perspectives, making "Current Trajectories in Global Pentecostalism: Culture, Social Engagement, and Change" a must-read for serious students of global Pentecostalism.