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Whiting, Robert

 
9780679419761: Tokyo Underworld: The Fast Times and Hard Life of an American Gangster in Japan
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ISBN 10 : 0679419764 ISBN 13 : 9780679419761
Editeur : Pantheon Books, 1999

Synopsis

A study of the role of Americans in the growth and development of the Tokyo underworld since the end of World War II

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Présentation de l'éditeur

"A fascinating look at some fascinating people who show how democracy advances hand in hand with crime in Japan."--Mario Puzo

In this unorthodox chronicle of the rise of Japan, Inc., Robert Whiting, author of You Gotta Have Wa, gives us a fresh perspective on the economic miracle and near disaster that is modern Japan.

Through the eyes of Nick Zappetti, a former GI, former black marketer, failed professional wrestler, bungling diamond thief who turned himself into "the Mafia boss of Tokyo and the king of Rappongi," we meet the players and the losers in the high-stakes game of postwar finance, politics, and criminal corruption in which he thrived. Here's the story of the Imperial Hotel diamond robbers, who attempted (and may have accomplished) the biggest heist in Tokyo's history. Here is Rikidozan, the professional wrestler who almost single-handedly revived Japanese pride, but whose own ethnicity had to be kept secret. And here is the story of the intimate relationships shared by Japan's ruling party, its financial combines, its ruthless criminal gangs, the CIA, American Big Business, and perhaps at least one presidential relative. Here is the underside of postwar Japan, which is only now coming to light.

Revue de presse

"Excellent--. An irreverent, subversive and entertaining yarn that enlightens readers about important aspects of Japanese history and the shadowy world of power."--The Japan Times

"[Tokyo Underworld] is an entertaining book that is far more than an entertainment."--Washington City Paper

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Éditeur
Pantheon Books
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0679419764
ISBN 13 
9780679419761
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
372
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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