Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World

Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World is a non-fiction book by Theodore C. Bestor, published in 2004 by University of California Press. It discusses the Tsukiji fish market.

The book includes content on the economy aspect, cultural aspects, ^[1] and folklore. ^[2]

Stephen Gudeman of Science wrote that the concept that "Tsukiji trade is embedded in the relationships, beliefs, and values of Japanese life" is the primary theme of the work. ^[3]

Background

Bestor worked at Harvard University, focusing on anthropology and Japanese studies, as a professor. ^[4]

Beginning in 1989, Bestor did on the ground research; he concluded this in 2003. ^[5]

Content

The book covers anthropological aspects of Tsukiji. ^[6]

Reception

Anne Allison of Duke University praised the book for having "clarity" in its writing and for the author's skills telling stories. ^[7]

Michael Ashkenazi of Bonn International Centre for Conversion praised the book for being "remarkable" and how it focuses on Tsukiji as a "social institution" rather than only food-related aspects. ^[8]

Ronald Dore, a resident of Castel di Casio, Italy, praised the book for being "rich" with a strong writing style and a "detached non-committal attitude". ^[9]

Scott Schnell of the University of Iowa gave a positive review, stating that "the reader comes away with a better appreciation for the" various aspects discussed in the book, and arguing that the "scope of its coverage" is "impressive". ^[2]

Richard Swedberg of Cornell University praised the book, describing it as a "monument" to Tsukiji, and arguing the fifth chapter was his favorite; Swedberg stated that Chapter 5 "deserves to be included in some future anthology on markets as social structures." ^[10]

References

• Allison, Anne (2005). "Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World" . Monumenta Nipponica . 60 (2): 288–290. doi:10.1353/mni.2005.0017. S2CID   161839792.
• Ashkenazi, Michael (2005). "Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World". Food, Culture & Society . 8 (2): 261–263 – via Gale Academic Onefile.
• Cerdà, Miquel Ortega (2007). "Tsukiji: The fish market at the center of the world". Ecología Política (in Spanish). 32 (32): 151. JSTOR   20743713.
• Dore, Ronald (2005). "Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World". Pacific Affairs . 78 (3): 487–488.
• Schnell, Scott R. (2006). "Tsukiji The fish market at the center of the world". Asian Folklore Studies . 65 (1). Nanzan University: 98–100. JSTOR   30030378.
• Swedberg, Richard (2006). "Tsukiji: 'The Fish Market at the Center of the World". By Theodore C. Bestor. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004. Pp. xxvii+411" . The American Journal of Sociology . 111 (4): 1249–1250. doi:10.1086/503002.

Notes

1. Schnell, p. 99.
2. Schnell, p. 100.
3. Gudeman, Stephen (2004). "Culture and Commerce in a Seafood Bazaar" . Science . 305 (5691): 171–1717. doi:10.1126/science.1102972. S2CID   154209382 – via ProQuest.
4. Cerdà, p. 151.
5. Ayoub, Nina C (2004). "Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World". The Chronicle of Higher Education . 51 (7): A20.
6. Allison, p. 289.
7. Allison, p. 290.
8. Ashkenazi.
9. Dore.
10. Swedberg, p. 1250.

Further reading

• Corson, Trevor (2005). "Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World". Gastronomica . 5 (4): 117–118. doi:10.1525/gfc.2005.5.4.117.
• Dunlap, Paul V. (2006). "Book review of "Tsukiji: the fish market at the center of the world"" . Ichthyological Research . 53 (2): 203–204. Bibcode:2006IchtR..53..203D. doi:10.1007/s10228-006-0341-7. S2CID   28945413.
• Hannerz, Ulf (2005). "Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World". Journal of Japanese Studies . 31 (2): 428–431.
• Jacobs, A. J. (2005). "Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World" . Contemporary Sociology . 34 (4): 373–375. doi:10.1177/009430610503400417. S2CID   151712244. - See version at ProQuest
• Kattoulas, Velisarios (2004). "Fishy Business". Far Eastern Economic Review . 167 (38): 50.
• Kelly, William W. (2009). "Fish Is Our Life/Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World" . American Anthropologist . 111 (3): 392–393. doi:10.1111/j.1548-1433.2009.01140_4.x.
• Sayle, Murray (2005). "Below the nose". TLS, the Times Literary Supplement (5310): 5.
• Sedgwick, Mitchell W (2007). "Tsukiji: the fish market at the center of the world". Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute . 13 (4): 1015–1021. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9655.2007.00470.x.
• Stevens, Carolyn S. (2005). "Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World. By Theodore C. Bestor. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2004. xxviii, 411 pp. $60.00 (cloth)" . The Journal of Asian Studies . 64 (4): 1022–1023. doi:10.1017/S0021911805002561. S2CID   162874964.
• Suehiro, Akira (2008). "Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World" . Social Science Japan Journal . 11 (2). Translated by Robert J. J. Wargo: 350–353. doi:10.1093/ssjj/jyn049.
• "Tsukiji: The fish market at the center of the world". Journal of Economic Literature . 42 (4): 1227. 2004.
• "All of life between the sea and the sushi: Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World". The Times Higher Education Supplement (1, 690): 25. 2005.

Related

• Rath, Eric C (2013). "Book Review: Japan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts". The Journal of Asian Studies . 72 (3): 726. doi:10.1017/S0021911813000909. S2CID   162686773.

External links

• Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World - University of California Press
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• Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World . Berkeley, California: University of California Press. 2004. ISBN   0-520-22024-2 – via Internet Archive.
• Bestor, Theodore C. (2004). Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World. University of California Press. ISBN   9780520220232. JSTOR   10.1525/j.ctv1xxw6j.
• Bestor, Theodore C. (2019). Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World. doi:10.1525/9780520923584. ISBN   9780520923584. S2CID   243200406 – via DeGruyter.