02255nam a2200373Ia 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020001500112020002000127040002100147035002000168050002400188082002200212082002400234100002600258245006700284260003200351300001600383490005700399504005100456505087600507533015201383650001901535650003801554650004001592655002901632710001701661830005801678856012601736999001901862ebr10054647CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||991213s2000    enk     sb    001 0 eng d  z   99032827   z0203030001  z0415170923 (hb)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)4813861214aHV6437b.C48 2000eb04a364.10609512522104a364.1/06/0951252211 aChu, Yiu Kong,d1962-14aThe triads as businessh[electronic resource] /cYiu Kong Chu.  aLondon :bRoutledge,c2000.  axii, 167 p.1 aRoutledge studies in the modern history of Asia ;v6  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 a1. 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2009.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aTriads (Gangs) 0aTriads (Gangs)zChinazHong Kong. 0aSecret societieszChinazHong Kong. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc. 0aRoutledge studies in the modern history of Asia ;v6.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10054647zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c167832d167832