Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World by Theodore C. Bestor (Engli

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Tsukiji by Theodore C. Bestor In the centre of Tokyo, the worlds biggest fish market is a complex socio-economic environment staging daily auctions and also host to hundreds of stalls that sell to the public. Theodore Bestor explores the social and commercial relationships that make the system work. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Located only blocks from Tokyos glittering Ginza, Tsukiji-the worlds largest marketplace for seafood-is a prominent landmark, well known but little understood by most Tokyoites: a supplier for countless fishmongers and sushi chefs, and a popular and fascinating destination for foreign tourists. Early every morning, the worlds of hi-tech and pre-tech trade noisily converge as tens of thousands of tons of seafood from every ocean of the world quickly change hands in Tsukijis auctions and in the marketplaces hundreds of tiny stalls. In this absorbing firsthand study, Theodore C. Bestor-who has spent a dozen years doing fieldwork at fish markets and fishing ports in Japan, North America, Korea, and Europe-explains the complex social institutions that organize Tsukijis auctions and the supply lines leading to and from them and illuminates trends of Japans economic growth, changes in distribution and consumption, and the increasing globalization of the seafood trade. As he brings to life the sights and sounds of the marketplace, he reveals Tsukijis rich internal culture, its place in Japanese cuisine, and the mercantile traditions that have shaped the marketplace since the early seventeenth century. Flap "Bestors vivid and meticulous study of Tokyos seafood market is at once perhaps the best description we have of a modern, large-scale commodity bazaar, an important contribution to comparative economics, and a powerful analysis of the everyday workings of Japanese culture. As a portrait of a master institution in a complex society, Tsukiji represents a major advance in the anthropological description of contemporary life."--Clifford Geertz, author of The Interpretation of Cultures "This is, quite simply, a masterpiece of ethnography and a jewel of a book. It will prove immediately popular and influential."--William W. Kelly, Professor of Anthropology, Yale University "Bestors rich portrait of Tsukiji is set within the larger frame of Tokyos urban history, helping us see clearly the forces which, over time, resulted in the creation of the worlds greatest seafood market. An impressive amount of ethnographic fieldwork turns his fascination with Tsukiji into a first-rate piece of anthropological analysis. The reader will see Tokyos colossal fish emporium through Bestors eyes, far better than we could ever see it with our own."--Sidney Mintz, author of Sweetness and Power and Tasting Food, Tasting Freedom "This study is a fine example of how key local institutions both drive and reflect larger national and global processes. In showing us the global reach of a major seafood market in Japan, Bestor is able to bring the best practices of ethnography to the abstractions of the economy, thus deepening our sense of how money, commodities, risk and drudgery meet to produce a specific - and brilliantly evoked - cultural economy. This is a rare book, full of treats for both the specialist and the general reader. "--Arjun Appadurai, author of Modernity at Large Author Biography Theodore C. Bestor is Professor of Anthropology and Japanese Studies at Harvard University and past President of the American Anthropological Associations East Asian Studies Section and the Society for Urban Anthropology. His publications include Neighborhood Tokyo (1989), Doing Fieldwork in Japan (coeditor, 2003), and "How Sushi Went Global" in Foreign Policy (2000). Table of Contents List of Illustrations List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments Words, Dates, Statistics, Money 1. Tokyos Pantry 2. Grooved Channels 3. From Landfill to Marketplace 4. The Raw and the Cooked 5. Visible Hands 6. Family/Firm 7. Trading Places 8. Full Circle Appendix 1. Visiting Tsukiji Appendix 2. Video, Web, and Statistical Resources Glossary Notes Bibliography Index Details ISBN0520220242 Author Theodore C. Bestor Short Title TSUKIJI Publisher University of California Press Series California Studies in Food and Culture Language English ISBN-10 0520220242 ISBN-13 9780520220249 Media Book Format Paperback Series Number 11 Year 2004 Imprint University of California Press Subtitle The Fish Market at the Center of the World Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Place of Publication Berkerley Residence MA, US DOI 10.1604/9780520220249 UK Release Date 2004-07-13 AU Release Date 2004-07-13 NZ Release Date 2004-07-13 US Release Date 2004-07-13 Pages 439 Publication Date 2004-07-13 DEWEY 381 Illustrations 67 b-w photographs, 3 line illustrations, 6 maps, 11 tables Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! 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