From tong war to organized crime: Revising the historical perception of violence in Chinatown

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-52

  McIllwain, Jeffrey Scott ^a  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84872997087     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418829700093211     Document Type: Article

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