This book in one volume of the highly acclaimed opposing viewpoints series developed by greenhaven press
Sometimes the best intentions can have the worst results. In 1908, British reformers banned the export of Indian opium to China. As a result, the world price of opium soared to a new high and a century of lucrative drug smuggling began. Just as the banning of alcohol in America during Prohibition made illicit fortunes for the Mafia and other gangsters, organized criminals grew rich on the trade…
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1945, sebagian tentara pendudukan Amerika Serikat diutus ke Jepang pasca-pendudukan, Nick Zapetti salah satunya. Seorang "East Harlem-Italian" yang datang ke Jepang pada saat itu tanpa membawa apapun, hanya bermodalkan "keyakinan akan banyaknya peluang untuk menjadi sukses disini." Keluar dari kemiliteran, dia mengawali karirnya di Jepang sebagai pegulat profesional. Lalu dilanjutkan de…