TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chu,Yiu Kong
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - The triads as business
T2  - Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia
AV  - HV6437 .C48 2000eb
U1  - 364.106095125 21
PY  - 2000///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Triads (Gangs)
KW  - China
KW  - Hong Kong
KW  - Secret societies
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Triads, business, and markets -- Pt. I. The triads. 2. Origins. 3. Organisation -- Pt. II. Legal markets. 4. Protection against extortionists. 5. Protection against competitors: traditional operations. 6. Protection against competitors: recent operations. 7. Dispute settlement -- Pt. III. Illegal markets. 8. Drug dealing. 9. Gambling. 10. Prostitution -- Pt. IV. International markets. 11. Drug trafficking. 12. Human smuggling -- Pt. 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10054647
ER  -