{"product_id":"yakuza-9780520274907","title":"Yakuza","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKnown for their striking full-body tattoos, Japan's gangsters comprise a criminal class eighty thousand strong - more than four times the size of the American mafia. This title tells the story of Japan's crime syndicates, from their feudal start as bands of medieval outlaws to their emergence as billion-dollar investors in real estate, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments About the Authors Preface to the 2012 Edition Prologue: Enter the Yakuza  PART I: EARLY HISTORY 1. The Honorable Outlaws  PART II: THE KODAAAA YEARS 2. Occupied Japan 3. Nexus on the Right 4. The Black Mist  PART III: THE MODERN YAKUZA 5. The Syndicates 6. Corruption, Japanese-Style 7. The Keizai Yakuza 8. The Collapsing Bubble  PART IV: THE MOVE ABROAD 9. Meth, Money, and the Sex Trade 10. Old Markets and New 11. Across the Pacific 12. To America Epilogue: A New Yakuza  A Note on Research Notes Glossary Bibliography Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402860044631,"sku":"9780520274907","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520274907.jpg?v=1730481706","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/yakuza-9780520274907","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}