Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World
by Bestor, Theodore C
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- ISBN 10
- 0520220242
- ISBN 13
- 9780520220249
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About This Item
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2004. Softcover, [xxviii], 411 pages. Very Good+ condition. Size 9"x6". The author "explains the complex social institutions that organize Tsukiji's auctions and the supply lines leading to and from them and illuminates trends of Japan's 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 Tsukiji's rich internal culture, its place in Japanese cuisine, and the mercantile traditions that have shaped the marketplace since the early seventeenth century." Includes b&w photo illustrations, glossary, notes, bibliography, and index. Book has light exterior shelfwear. Light soiling on front fly, text else Fine condition, clean and unmarked.. Very Good+.
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- Florida Mountain Book Co. (US)
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- Title
- Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World
- Author
- Bestor, Theodore C
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0520220242
- ISBN 13
- 9780520220249
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, CA
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- JAPAN JAPANESE TOKYO HISTORY SEAFOOD INDUSTRY SOCIAL LIFE CUSTOMS CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
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