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

Author/creator Zhang, Sheldon
Format Book
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxxi, 281 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects

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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 259-271) and index.
LCCN 2007029374
ISBN9780804757416 (alk. paper)
ISBN0804757410 (alk. paper)

Availability

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