The Triads: The Story of the World's Deadliest Criminal Fraternity
Condition: SECONDHAND
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An investigation into the activities of the Chinese triad secret societies. With access to a former senior Hong Kong police officer and other officers serving with the Triad Society Bureau, the author sets the growth of the Triads in an historical context explaining their mythology and rituals. He suggests that with the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997, the Triads are on the move, and will expand into America, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, West Germany and the United Kingdom.
Author: Martin Booth
Format: Hardback, 320 pages, 135mm x 142mm, 482 g
Published: 1990, HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom
Genre: Social Studies: General
An investigation into the activities of the Chinese triad secret societies. With access to a former senior Hong Kong police officer and other officers serving with the Triad Society Bureau, the author sets the growth of the Triads in an historical context explaining their mythology and rituals. He suggests that with the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997, the Triads are on the move, and will expand into America, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, West Germany and the United Kingdom.