Yakuza: Japans Criminal Underworld

Yakuza: Japan's Criminal Underworld

Nexus on the Right 4. The Keizai Yakuza 8. Meth, Money, and the Sex Trade Old Markets and New Across the Pacific Books Digital Products Journals. Disciplines Anthropology Cultural Anthropology Asian. About the Book 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. If you like that kind of read, then you will like it even more than me.

I love this book. It's crime reporting at its finest, mixing history with sociology and bringing the reader up to speed. To a point, at least - the updated version of this book is almost ten years old.

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Nonetheless, if you want to know a good hundred plus years of history, explaining the integration of Yakuza into virtually every aspect of political, business, and personal life in Japan. Not many books on organized crime are this thorough and this interesting at the same time.

This is definitely required reading for students of organized crime, criminology, and Japanese culture. Now how about another update, guys? One person found this helpful. I read a selection preview online and I read a selection preview online and decided to purchase.

I have not been dissatisfied the least. It is well written and engaging, drawing the reader forward. These are rare qualities for a history book. It reads as a series of interesting facts and details that flow cohesively to draw the reader forward through time. It goes beyond a history of the organization as well.

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Anyone with an interest in Japanese culture in general should read this book, as it portrays information in a way that makes somewhat advanced cultural concepts understandable to a novice level reader with only a general knowledge of Japanese history. Worth the shelf space as a future conversation piece.

Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. The CIA and OSS were very involved in post war Japan together with Japans customs regarding the Yakuza makes for an interesting study on the effects of American policy in the 40's that led to the Yakuza's rise in the "s.

I have read about half-way through the book so far, and I must say that it is absolutely packed with facts and interesting information about Japan's criminal underworld. I can't even begin to imagine how much work must have been done to put together a book this big about the Yakuza. Great purchase for anyone who is interested in learning everything known about Yakuza.

A book with many details about the yakuza organizations, subculture, bosses and ilegal activities. See all 30 reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers. Learn more about Amazon Giveaway. Set up a giveaway. Customers who viewed this item also viewed.

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Worth the shelf space as a future conversation piece. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. The CIA and OSS were very involved in post war Japan together with Japans customs regarding the Yakuza makes for an interesting study on the effects of American policy in the 40's that led to the Yakuza's rise in the "s. I have read about half-way through the book so far, and I must say that it is absolutely packed with facts and interesting information about Japan's criminal underworld.

Yakuza by David E. Kaplan, Alec Dubro - Paperback - University of California Press

I can't even begin to imagine how much work must have been done to put together a book this big about the Yakuza. Great purchase for anyone who is interested in learning everything known about Yakuza. A book with many details about the yakuza organizations, subculture, bosses and ilegal activities. See all 30 reviews. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Learn more about Amazon Prime. Get fast, free shipping with Amazon Prime. Get to Know Us. English Choose a language for shopping. Explore the Home Gift Guide. Amazon Music Stream millions of songs.

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