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. Nanzan University. 65 (1): 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. $24.95". The American Journal of Sociology. 111 (4): 1249–1250. doi:10.1086/503002.
Notes
- Schnell, p. 99.
- Schnell, p. 100.
- Gudeman, Stephen (2004). "Culture and Commerce in a Seafood Bazaar". Science. 305 (5691): 171–1717. doi:10.1126/science.1102972. S2CID 154209382 – via ProQuest.
- Cerdà, p. 151.
- Ayoub, Nina C (2004). "Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 51 (7): A20.
- Allison, p. 289.
- Allison, p. 290.
- Ashkenazi.
- Dore.
- 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. 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). Translated by Robert J. J. Wargo. "Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World". Social Science Japan Journal. 11 (2): 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
- 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 – via JSTOR.
- Bestor, Theodore C. (2019). Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World. doi:10.1525/9780520923584. ISBN 9780520923584. S2CID 243200406 – via DeGruyter.