Bøger af Ezra F. Vogel

No one in the twentieth century had a greater impact on world history than Deng Xiaoping. And no scholar is better qualified than Ezra Vogel to disentangle the contradictions embodied in the life and legacy of China's boldest strategist-the pragmatic, disciplined force behind China's radical economic, technological, and social transformation.

China and Japan have cultural and political connections that stretch back 1,500 years. But today they need to reset their strained relationship. Ezra Vogel underscores the need for Japan to offer a thorough apology for its atrocities during WWII, but he also urges China to recognize Japan as a potential vital partner in the region.

The Chinese Communist system was from its very inception based on an inherent contradiction and tension, and the Cultural Revolution is the most violent manifestation of that contradiction. This volume collects papers prepared for a research conference on the topic convened by the University of Michigan Center for Chinese Studies in March 1968.

Vogel brings masterly insight to the underlying question of why Japan and the little dragons-Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore-have been so extraordinarily successful in industrializing while other developing countries have not.