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Anxious Wealth_ Money and Moral - John Osburg.pdf
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奥斯博格的新书《令人不安的富裕：中国新晋富豪们的金钱、道德和社会关系》（Anxious Wealth: Money， Morality， and Social Networks Among China's New Elite），让我们一窥中国富豪们的生活方式，书中充斥着大量描写中国富裕阶层价值观以及消费习惯的文字， 还对毛泽东时代结束以来正在变得更糟的男女关系和道德水准进行了刻画，特别描述了金钱和物质财富对普通中国人在爱情和情感世界方面的影响，尤其在社会和婚姻交往中。
或许只需列出该书出现的一些词汇，我们便知道这是本怎样的书。“傍大款”、“包二奶”、“第三者”、“富婆”、“吃青春饭”、“豆腐渣工程”、“关系网”、“黑社会”和“江湖”等等这些我们日常生活中常用的词汇，甚至一些让西方人摸不着头脑的口头禅，如“男人一有钱就坏了，女人一坏了就有钱”（第3页），竟也出现在一位外国学者的专著中
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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