Schreiber mark foreword david e kaplan (1 Ergebnisse)
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: ?? : ???????????? ; Tokyo ; New York ; London : Kodansha International, 2001. 2001
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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st ed. ; red cloth with black lettering in blue, red, grey and black pictorial dustjacket ; 250 p. : illustrated ; ISBN: 4770028067 ; OCLC: 47822863 ; Contents: Edo Period (1603-1868). Roots of the law -- Lawmen and their assistants -- Behind bars -- The death pen…alty -- Famous rogues --Criminal women courted cruel fates -- Exile and rehabilitation -- Quacks, phonies and other con artists of yore -- Scary times for foreigners -- Meiji Period (1868-1912). Early Meiji times -- The mid-Meiji per iod -- Foreigners in Japan -- The late Meiji period -- Taisho Period (1912-1926). The early Taisho period -- The late Taisho period -- Showa (1926-1989) and Heisei (1989- ) Periods. The early Showa period -- The war years -- The postwar period -- Ri ghtists and leftists -- Urban crimes and celebrity criminals -- Faceless killers, unknown motives -- The aum debacle. ; From the Edo period to modern crimes like the subway sarin attack, this book looks at criminals from anarchists, police informers & Robin Hood characters to femme fatales & corrupt law enforcers ; A newspaper and magazine columnist, translator and author, MARK SCHREIBER has lived in Asia since 1965, and currently makes his home in Tokyo. ; AS NEW [This listing contains text in Japanese JIS fonts]. Book.
