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"Historical novels can be windows into other cultures and eras, but it's not always clear what's fact and what's fiction. Thousands have read Ba Jin's influential novel Family, but few realize how much he shaped his depiction of 1920s China to suit his story and his politics. In Fact in Fiction, Kristin Stapleton puts Ba Jin's bestseller into full historical context, both to illustrate how it successfully portrays human experiences during the 1920s and to reveal its historical distortions. Stapleton's attention to historical evidence and clear prose that directly addresses themes and characters from Family create a book that scholars, students, and general readers will enjoy. She focuses on Chengdu, China, Ba Jin's birthplace and the setting for Family, which was also a cultural and political center of western China. The city's richly preserved archives allow Stapleton to create an intimate portrait of a city that seemed far from the center of national politics of the day but clearly felt the forces of--and contributed to--the turbulent stream of Chinese history." -- Publisher's description

Historical fiction, Chinese --- Literature and history --- Roman historique chinois --- Littérature et histoire --- History and criticism --- History --- Histoire et critique --- Histoire --- Ba, Jin, --- Chengdu (China) --- China --- Chengdu (Chine) --- Chine --- Chinese historical fiction --- 成都 (China) --- Chengtu, China --- Tschengtu (China) --- Chʻeng-tu (China) --- Chʻeng-tu-shih (China) --- Hua-yang (China) --- Chengdu Shi (China) --- Chʻeng-tu-hsien (China) --- S16/0420 --- S16/0472 --- China: Literature and theatrical art--Modern novels: studies --- China: Literature and theatrical art--Ba Jin --- Chinese fiction --- Families in literature. --- Social change in literature. --- History and literature --- History and poetry --- Poetry and history --- Family in literature --- History and criticism. --- In literature. --- 成都市(China) --- Chʻeng-tu shih (China) --- Khreng-tuʼu (China)

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S10/0583 --- S10/0470 --- S11/0470 --- Bureaucracy --- -Business anthropology --- -Family-owned business enterprises --- -Urban anthropology --- -Business enterprises, Family-owned --- Family business --- Family businesses --- Family enterprises --- Family firms --- Business enterprises --- Business --- Corporate anthropology --- Industrial anthropology --- Management anthropology --- Private sector anthropology --- Public sector anthropology --- Anthropology --- Corporate culture --- Interorganizational relations --- Political science --- Public administration --- Organizational sociology --- Anthropology, Urban --- Ethnology --- China: Economics, industry and commerce--Management of private enterprises --- China: Economics, industry and commerce--Commerce inside China: since 1949 --- China: Social sciences--Cities: since 1949 --- Management --- Anthropological aspects --- Chengdu (China) --- -Chengdu (China) --- -Economic conditions --- Social conditions --- Business anthropology --- Family-owned business enterprises --- Urban anthropology --- Management. --- -China: Economics, industry and commerce--Management of private enterprises --- Business enterprises, Family-owned --- 成都 (China) --- Chengtu, China --- Tschengtu (China) --- Chʻeng-tu (China) --- Chʻeng-tu-shih (China) --- Hua-yang (China) --- Chengdu Shi (China) --- Chʻeng-tu-hsien (China) --- Economic conditions. --- Social conditions. --- 成都市(China) --- Chʻeng-tu shih (China) --- Khreng-tuʼu (China)

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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.

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