{"product_id":"lords-of-the-rim-9780552168120","title":"Lords Of The Rim","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe so subtle that you are invisible. Be so mysterious that you are intangible. Then you will control your rivals''s fate''\u003cbr\u003eSun Tzu, from The Art of War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA community of fifty five million expatriates. Up to two trillion dollars in assets. A highly integrated interconnected network of influence and favour. A firm base on the Pacific Rim. Ambitions to influence the West. Imagine the potential power of such an organisation. You don''t have to. This is the Overseas Chinese.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSterling Seagrave''s brilliant new book, Lords of the Rim, uncovers a complex web of operations which already dominates the Far East and which is already making inroads into the West. It is a superbly researched and spectacularly told account of an extraordinary phenomenon, telling just who the Overseas Chinese are and how they became so powerful. Spanning thousands of years it encompasses stories of murder and betrayal, bravery and corruption; of triads, syndicates, kingmakers, merchants, emperors, ge\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742260265303,"sku":"9780552168120","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780552168120.jpg?v=1758383817","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lords-of-the-rim-9780552168120","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}