Speed Tribes : Days and Nights With Japan's Next Generation.
by Greenfeld, Karl Taro, 1964- [Nancy Singer,
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- Condition
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New York : HarperCollins, 1995, ©1994., 1995. Very Good. 1st HarperPerennial edition, 1st printing ; xiv, 286 pp. ; 21 cm ; ISBN: 0060926651 (pbk.); 9780060926656 (pbk.) LCCN: 94-6865 ; OCLC: 33398623 ; LC: HQ799.J3; Dewey: 305.235 ; Contents: Prologue -- Izumi: The Money-Drinkers -- Tats: The Speed Trib es -- Dai: The Motorcycle Thief -- Choco Bon-Bon and EMI: The Perfect Tuna -- Keiko: The Early-Breakfast Club -- Hiro and Yoshihara: The Best and The Brightest -- Kazu and Hiroko: The Map Maker -- Tusk: Twilight of the Idols -- Ozaki: The True Bel iever -- Jackie: The Hostess -- Moto: Homestay -- Snix: The Otaku -- Acknowledgments ; Journalist Greenfeld exposes elements of Japanese culture that most Westerners never knew existed--the gangsters who control Japan's drug trade, a lucrative porn industry, and more. Greenfeld uncovers a Japan out of kilter with the orderly society of popular conception, and teaches how Japan's once miraculous economy has given rise to a predatory subculture. ; photographic stiff paper wrappers ; remainder mark at top ; VG
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- Title
- Speed Tribes : Days and Nights With Japan's Next Generation.
- Author
- Greenfeld, Karl Taro, 1964- [Nancy Singer,
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
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- Publisher
- New York : HarperCollins, 1995, ©1994.
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- japanese youth gangs culture demimonde yakuza tokyo kobe chimpira burakumin kaminari jail motorcycles burglary thievery drugs iranians cram schools koreans punks prostitutes courtesans sex
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