Lifestyles of the rich and infamous: The creation and implications of China's new aristocracy
This essay examines how the consumption of luxury goods and services in contemporary China has become a key way of defining membership in what Chinese popularly refer to as the "new rich" (xin fu) or "new aristocracy" (xin gui). During the Maoist era (1949-1976) and extending int...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2011
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