Bestor, Theodore C.

Tsukiji : the fish market at the center of the world / Theodore C. Bestor - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2004 - xxviii, 411 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - California studies in food and culture ; 11 . - California studies in food and culture ; 11 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-383) and index

Tokyo's pantry -- Grooved channels -- From landfill to marketplace -- The raw and the cooked -- Visible hands -- Family/firm -- Trading places -- Full circle

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