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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 parlors--places 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 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.
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 parlors--places 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 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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