Chinese human smuggling organizations : families, social networks, and cultural imperatives

Chinese human smuggling organizations : families, social networks, and cultural imperatives / Sheldon X. Zhang.

Author/creator	Zhang, Sheldon
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2008.
Description	xxi, 281 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subject(s)	Human smuggling--United States. Human smuggling--China. Noncitizens--United States. Illegal immigration--United States. United States--Emigration and immigration. China--Emigration and immigration.

Contents	Coming to America : illegal Chinese migration to the United States -- Becoming a snakehead -- Recruitment, preparation, and departure -- Smuggling activities in transit -- Arrival and payment collection in America -- Making money from human smuggling -- Organizational and operational characteristics -- The dyadic cartwheel network -- Human smuggling and traditional Chinese organized crime -- Women and Chinese human smuggling -- The future of Chinese human smuggling.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-271) and index.
LCCN	2007029374
ISBN	9780804757416 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0804757410 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E 184.C5 Z429 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold