04026nam 2201081 a 450 991077922300332120230802005345.01-282-13417-597866138067580-520-95381-910.1525/9780520953819(CKB)2550000000105909(EBL)977264(OCoLC)801363597(SSID)ssj0000775011(PQKBManifestationID)11462216(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000775011(PQKBWorkID)10727833(PQKB)11667533(MiAaPQ)EBC977264(DE-B1597)520392(OCoLC)871897858(DE-B1597)9780520953819(Au-PeEL)EBL977264(CaPaEBR)ebr10582903(CaONFJC)MIL380675(OCoLC)808341831(EXLCZ)99255000000010590920120807d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrYakuza[electronic resource] Japan's criminal underworld /David E. Kaplan and Alec Dubro25th anniversary ed.Berkeley University of California Pressc20121 online resource (440 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-27490-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Early history -- pt. 2. The Kodama years -- pt. 3. The modern Yakuza -- pt. 4. The move abroad.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 Originally published in 1986, it was so controversial in Japan that it could not be published there for five years.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.YakuzaJapanHistoryYakuzaHistoryOrganized crimeJapanHistoryCrimeJapanHistoryGangsJapanHistoryanthropology.asia scholars.asian history.asian studies.controversial.crime historians.crime history.crime syndicates.crime.criminal class.criminal culture.criminal organizations.criminology.cultural historians.gangsters.japan.japanese culture.japanese history.japanese society.japans underworld.modern impact.organized crime.outlaws.retrospective.sociologists.sociology.western perspective.yakuza culture.yakuza society.yakuza.YakuzaHistory.YakuzaHistory.Organized crimeHistory.CrimeHistory.GangsHistory.364.1060952Kaplan David E282937Dubro Alec1522929MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779223003321Yakuza3762916UNINA