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Author: Peng Wang (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Hong Kong)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.70cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 22.20cm
Weight: 0.462kg
ISBN: 9780198758402
ISBN 10: 0198758405
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 26 January 2017
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General/trade
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Wang's book should be warmly welcomed, given the rise of a security state and the conservative turn of the Chinese authoritarian regime in recent years. The crackdown on human rights lawyers, the tightened media control, and declining academic freedom all make the current campaign against corruption, and by extension the Chinese mafia, far less effective in the long run, as the book convincingly argues. * Jianhua Xu, The China Journal * The book, which is a compelling amalgam of theoretical robustness and meticulous empirical detail, manifests the author's unique insight in the phenomenon of the 'Chinese Mafia', his unrivalled knowledge, keen intelligence and confidence in almost every page. ... His work is a rich, erudite and stimulating discussion; a criminological gem, which will certainly find its way as an essential reading on Chinese organized crime and corruption. * Georgios A Antonopoulos, Theoretical Criminology * This book is compelling and informative in its opening of the 'black box' of guanxi networks in China ... a unique addition to the field of mafia research, one that has overcome the formidable challenge of data access. * Chi Zhang, Europe-Asia Studies *
Wang's book should be warmly welcomed, given the rise of a security state and the conservative turn of the Chinese authoritarian regime in recent years. The crackdown on human rights lawyers, the tightened media control, and declining academic freedom all make the current campaign against corruption, and by extension the Chinese mafia, far less effective in the long run, as the book convincingly argues. * Jianhua Xu, The China Journal * The book, which is a compelling amalgam of theoretical robustness and meticulous empirical detail, manifests the author's unique insight in the phenomenon of the 'Chinese Mafia', his unrivalled knowledge, keen intelligence and confidence in almost every page. ... His work is a rich, erudite and stimulating discussion; a criminological gem, which will certainly find its way as an essential reading on Chinese organized crime and corruption. * Georgios A Antonopoulos, Theoretical Criminology *
Author Information
Peng Wang is Assistant Professor of Criminology at the University of Hong Kong. He holds an MA in Criminology and Criminal Justice and a PhD in Law from King's College London. His research interests include organized crime, police corruption, military corruption and extra-legal governance.
