Yakuza: Japan's Criminal Underworld, Expanded Edition

"A fascinating study of how criminal enterprise can infect the very heart of modern capitalism. Here is the backstage world of political influence and organized crime in the world's second largest economy... by far the most detailed and even-handed study of this important and neglected subject."--John W. Dower, author ofEmbracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II Reviews of original edition: "A superb study of Japan's underworld that is both entertaining and revealing. The authors miss none of the color and curious detail of the yakuza style, but at the same time go far beyond surface observations."--Far Eastern Economic Review "The book is laden with fascinating information, some of it heretofore unavailable in English."--Washington Post "Blend the Mafia with the Masons. Let them simmer a while, then fold in the Ku Klux Klan and you'll have the yakuzaÉ. Important and timelyÉYakuzawill serve for years as the source document on Japanese organized crime."--San Jose Mercury News "State-of-the-art investigative reportingÉmust reading for those who consider themselves already highly conversant with yakuza activitiesÉdisturbing."--Journal of Asian StudiesAlec Dubro is the author of 'Yakuza: Japan's Criminal Underworld, Expanded Edition', published 2003 under ISBN 9780520215610 and ISBN 0520215613.