Mr China : a Memoir

Zusatztext "One would be hard-pressed to find a serious Western investor in China who isn't aware of Clissold's eye-opening account." Informationen zum Autor Tim Clissold has lived and worked in China for more than twenty years and has traveled to most parts of the country. After graduating with degrees in physics and theoretical physics from Cambridge University, and working in London, Australia, and Hong Kong, he developed a fascination with China. He spent two years studying Mandarin in Beijing before cofounding a private equity group that invested more than $400 million there. He has since spent time at Goldman Sachs recovering distressed assets and, more recently, started a business that invests in projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in China through the UN's Clean Development Mechanism. Mr. China was his first book. It has been translated into twelve languages and was an Economist magazine Book of the Year. Klappentext Mr. China tells the rollicking story of a young man who goes to China with the misguided notion that he will help bring the Chinese into the modern world, only to be schooled by the most resourceful and creative operators he would ever meet. Part memoir, part parable, Mr. China is one man's coming-of-age story where he learns to respect and admire the nation he sought to conquer. Zusammenfassung Mr. China tells the rollicking story of a young man who goes to China with the misguided notion that he will help bring the Chinese into the modern world! only to be schooled by the most resourceful and creative operators he would ever meet. Part memoir! part parable! Mr. China is one man's coming-of-age story where he learns to respect and admire the nation he sought to conquer.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Clissold
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2006
• EAN: 9780060761400
• ISBN: 978-0-06-076140-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 205 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Business, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Political, ECONOMICS: INTERNATIONAL, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Rich & Famous, ASIAN & ASIAN AMERICAN: CHINA: HISTORY: POLITICS: CULTURE, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Development / Economic Development, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Globalization, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: International / Economics & Trade, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Political Economy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Globalization