''The Sushi Economy'' by
Sasha Issenberg
Sasha Issenberg is an American journalist. His articles have been published in ''Philadelphia'', ''Slate'', the ''Washington Monthly'', ''The New York Times Magazine'', ''The Atlantic'', ''Boston'', ''The Boston Globe'', ''Monocle'' and ''George'', ...
is a nonfiction book about
sushi
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and
globalization
Globalization, or globalisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide. The term ''globalization'' first appeared in the early 20t ...
. ''The Sushi Economy'' uses the booming business, culture, and cuisine of raw fish to examine how the integration of local economies through trade works in practice. The book takes the form of a global travelogue ranging from
Atlantic bluefin tuna
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fishermen in
Gloucester
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,
, to
Japan
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's
Tsukiji
Tsukiji (築地) is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Literally meaning "reclaimed land", it lies near the Sumida River on land reclaimed from Tokyo Bay in the 18th century during the Edo period. The eponymous Tsukiji fish market opened in 193 ...
fish market in Tokyo, to tuna pirates in the
Mediterranean
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, to an
Austin, Texas
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sushi bar, to the global restaurant empire of
Nobu Matsuhisa
Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa (松久 信幸 ''Matsuhisa Nobuyuki''; born March 10, 1949) is a Japanese celebrity chef and restaurateur known for his fusion cuisine blending traditional Japanese dishes with Peruvian ingredients. His signature dish ...
and the tuna ranchers of
Port Lincoln
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,
South Australia
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. The book synthesized widely available information on the global impact of Japan's appetite for seafood.
References
* ''How Sushi Went Global'', by Theodore C. Bestor, 2000, ''
Foreign Policy
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''.
* ''
Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World'', by
Theodore C. Bestor, 2004, University of California Press. ;
*''The Sushi Economy'', by Sasha Issenberg, 2008.
* Book review.
* ''Giant Bluefin'', by Douglas Whynott, 1996, North Point Press.
Books about globalization
Sushi
Books about food and drink
Books by Sasha Issenberg
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