“How Sushi Went Global” by Theodore Bestor (2000)

A. Read “How Sushi Went Global” by Theodore Bestor (2000) B. Answer the following questions: * 1. What is Globalization? How has the Tuna trade become increasingly globalized? How does this affect U.S. fishermen? How have they become dependent on the Japanese Market? 2. Describe: what role does the Tsukiji Market play in the international tuna trade? 3. Using the material in the Topic 6 folder and “How Sushi Went Global,” explain: how is the globalization of the Tuna trade is impacting environmental sustainability? What is happening to the fish as a result? 4. According to Bestor, does globalization necessarily mean homogenization? What evidence does he cite to support his view? Based off of Bestor’s work, what theories of globalization (see chapter 5 in Welsch and Vivanco) do you think best describe the impact that globalization has on the world? Explain. Note: Article Responses must be completed in a word document and submitted as an attachment. Your response to each question must be 100-150 words long. *Questions are inspired by the Spradley and McCurdy Anthropology Reader