The snakehead : an epic tale of the Chinatown underworld and the American dream / Patrick Radden Keefe.
The rise and fall of an unlikely international crime boss--Sister Ping--and the intricate human trafficking network she created from her business in New York City's Chinatown, together with a panoramic tale about the gangland gunslingers who worked for her, the immigration and law enforcement offici...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Doubleday,
[2009], ©2009.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 414 pages : map ; 25 cm |
| Format: | Book |
| Summary: |
The rise and fall of an unlikely international crime boss--Sister Ping--and the intricate human trafficking network she created from her business in New York City's Chinatown, together with a panoramic tale about the gangland gunslingers who worked for her, the immigration and law enforcement officials who pursued her, and the generation of penniless immigrants who risked death to realize their own version of the American dream. |
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| Call Number: | HQ281 .K44 2009 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [346]-404) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780385521307 0385521308 |