{"product_id":"chinese-human-smuggling-organizations-9780804757416","title":"Chinese Human Smuggling Organizations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on years of fieldwork and interviews with 129 human smugglers, as well as scores of government and law enforcement officials, this book presents a rare look into the secretive world of the \"snakeheads\" ( human smugglers), whose ingenious endeavors have transported hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants into the United States and other Western countries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Zhang offers some very stark conclusions and recommendations . . . [An] important and timely book.\" -- James O. Finckernauer\u003cbr\u003e\"It is a path-breaking book . . . [T]his book is an important addition to a rising list of recent books to understand the international migration from China's Fujian province. It provides extremely valuable empirical knowledge about smuggling operation. Its innovative theoretical model proves to be very useful in explaining Chinese human smuggling and also holds potential for examining human smuggling in other settings as well.\" -- Zai Lang * \u003ci\u003eChina Review International\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"This highly informative and data-rich book sheds new light on a topical and popular criminological subject. It is highly recommended to all those who are interested in transnational crime studies.\" -- \u003ci\u003eTrends in Organized Crime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChinese Human Smuggling Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e is an important book that offers essential information for policy makers, law enforcement, and academics interested in this large and profitable illicit market.\" -- University of Toronto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  Preface\txxx  Acknowledgments\txxx  PART ONE. SNAKEHEADS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING  1. Coming to America: Illegal Chinese Migration to the United States\t3  2. Becoming a Snakehead\t000  3. Recruitment, Preparation, and Departure\t000  4. Smuggling Activities in Transit\t000  5. Arrival and Payment Collection\t000  6. Making Money from Human Smuggling\t000  PART TWO. THE HUMAN SMUGGLING ORGANIZATION  7. Organizational and Operational Characteristics\t000  8. The Dyadic Cartwheel Network\t000  9. Human Smuggling and Traditional Chinese Organized Crime\t000  10. Women and Chinese Human Smuggling\t000  11. Future of Chinese Human Smuggling\t000  Appendix A: Research Sites\t000  Appendix B: Research Method\t000  Notes\t000  Glossary\t000  References\t000  Index\t000  Tables, Figures, and Maps  Tables  2.1. Demographics of Snakehead Subjects\t000  2.2. Subjects' Employment Status\t000  2.3. Involvement in Smuggling Activities\t000  6.1. Smuggling Fees and Earnings\t000  6.2. Prices of Specific Smuggling Services\t000  7.1. Characteristics of Smuggling Organizations\t000  7.2. Roles in Smuggling Business\t000  9.1. A Comparison of Triad-Type Organizations and Human Smuggling Groups\t000  10.1. Demographics of Snakehead Subjects by Gender\t000  10.2. Method of Entry, Source of Clients and Motives by Gender\t000  10.3. Primary Specialties in Smuggling Business by Gender\t000  Figures  7.1. Smuggling Task Force Formation and Process of Operations\t000  8.1. The Dyadic Cartwheel Network--A Conceptual Diagram of Chinese Human Smuggling   Organizations\t000  8.2. A Conceptual Diagram of the Task-Force Orientation of Chinese Human Smuggling   Organizations\t000  10.1. A Schematic Diagram of the Conditional Market Perspective\t000  Maps  1.Map of China\t000  2.Map of Fujian Province\t000","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405570842967,"sku":"9780804757416","price":48.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804757416.jpg?v=1730492874","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/chinese-human-smuggling-organizations-9780804757416","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}