PDF-(BOOS)-Anxious Wealth: Money and Morality Among China\'s New Rich

Who exactly are Chinas new rich This pioneering investigation introduces readers to the private livesand the nightlivesof 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 officialsDrawing 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 parlorsplaces specifically designed to cater to the desires and enjoyment of elite men Within these spaces a masculinization of business is taking place Osburg details the complex code of behavior that governs businessmen as they go about banqueting drinking gambling bribing exchanging gifts and obtaining sexual servicesThese 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 Chinas future and their own complicity in the major issues of postMao Chinese societycorruption inequality materialism and loss of trust. 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