Anxious Wealth

Money and Morality Among China's New Rich

Автор: John Osburg

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Корици: С меки корици

Издател: Stanford University Press

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Who exactly are China's new rich? This pioneering investigation introduces readers to the private li...

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Автор

John Osburg

Език

Английски език

Корици

Книга - С меки корици

Издадена

2013

страници

248

EAN

9780804783545

ISBN

0804783543

Enbook ID

04719286

Издател

Stanford University Press

Теглоt

386

Размери

228 x 224 x 17

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Who exactly are China's new rich? This pioneering investigation introduces readers to the private lives--and the nightlives--of the powerful entrepreneurs and managers redefining success and status in the city of Chengdu. Over the course of more than three years, anthropologist John Osburg accompanied, and in some instances assisted, wealthy Chinese businessmen as they courted clients, partners, and government officials.Drawing on his immersive experiences, Osburg invites readers to join him as he journeys through the new, highly gendered entertainment sites for Chinese businessmen, including karaoke clubs, saunas, and massage parlours--places specifically designed to cater to the desires and enjoyment of elite men. Within these spaces, a masculinisation of business is taking place. Osburg details the complex code of behaviour that governs businessmen as they go about banqueting, drinking, gambling, bribing, exchanging gifts, and obtaining sexual services.These intricate social networks play a key role in generating business, performing social status, and reconfiguring gender roles. But many entrepreneurs feel trapped by their obligations and moral compromises in this evolving environment. Ultimately, Osburg examines their deep ambivalence about China's future and their own complicity in the major issues of post-Mao Chinese society--corruption, inequality, materialism, and loss of trust.

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