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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Used book still in great condition. Cover and corners has some wear but pages are free from notes and in great condition. See images. A great book.

About the book >.>.> From San Francisco to Amsterdam to Bangkok to Johannesburgeverywhere everyday the Triads are turning crimes like extortiongambling international prostitution illegal immigrant smuggling moneylaundering fraud corruption arms and narcotics into vast profits.Indeed according to UN sources these syndicates today pose thegreatest potential criminal threat the world has ever known.Both a daring expos? and a comprehensive history The DragonSyndicates traces the evolution of the Chinese Triads over more thantwo thousand years from obscure parochial brotherhoods into an inter-national criminal organization. It examines the archaic quasi-religiousrituals that have for centuries bound the members of this now globalfraternity. It recounts the exploits of patriots and outlaws. It exploresthe Triads’ instigation of the Tong Wars in America their collaborationwith the Allies against the Japanese in Malaya their collusion with theCIA in Vietnam. It chronicles their escalation of the heroin trade toEurope and the United States. It shocks and it compels.