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.

One of the world’s most eminent scholars of East Asia reveals the important touchstones in the long history between China and Japan and argues that for the sake of world stability they must forge a new relationship for the twenty-first century.China and Japan have cultural and political connections that stretch back fifteen hundred years. But today their relationship is strained. China’s military buildup deeply worries Japan, while Japan’s brutal occupation of China in World War II remains an open wound. In recent years less than ten percent of each population had positive feelings toward the other, and both countries insist that the other side must deal openly with its history before relations can improve.From the sixth century, when the Japanese adopted core elements of Chinese civilization, to the late twentieth century, when China looked to Japan for a path to capitalism, Ezra Vogel’s China and Japan examines key turning points in Sino-Japanese history. Throughout much of their past, the two countries maintained deep cultural ties, but China, with its great civilization and resources, had the upper hand. Japan’s success in modernizing in the nineteenth century and its victory in the 1895 Sino-Japanese War changed the dynamic, putting Japan in the dominant position. The bitter legacy of World War II has made cooperation difficult, despite efforts to promote trade and, more recently, tourism.Vogel underscores the need for Japan to offer a thorough apology for the war, but he also urges China to recognize Japan as a potential vital partner in the region. He argues that for the sake of a stable world order, these two Asian giants must reset their relationship, starting with their common interests in environmental protection, disaster relief, global economic development, and scientific research.

Based on the most up-to-date sources, as well as extensive research and direct observation, Japan as Number One analyzes the island nation's development into one of the world's most effective industrial powers, in terms of not only economic productivity but also its ability to govern efficiently, to eduate its citizens, to control crime, to alleviate energy shortages, and to lessen pollution. Ezra Vogel employs criteria that America has traditionally used to measure success in his thoughtful demonstration of how and why Japanese institutions have coped far more effectively than their American counterparts.

This classic study on the sociology of Japan remains the only in-depth treatment of the Japanese middle class. Now in a fiftieth-anniversary edition that includes a new foreword by William W. Kelly, this seminal work paints a rich and complex picture of the life of the salaryman and his family.In 1958, Suzanne and Ezra Vogel embedded themselves in a Tokyo suburb, living among and interviewing six middle-class families regularly for a year. Tracing the rapid postwar economic growth that led to hiring large numbers of workers who were provided lifelong employment, the authors show how this phenomenon led to a new social class—the salaried men and their families. It was a well-educated group that prepared their children rigorously for the same successful corporate or government jobs they held. Secure employment and a rising standard of living enabled this new middle class to set the dominant pattern of social life that influenced even those who could not share it, a pattern that remains fundamental to Japanese society today.

A study of the economic and social development that has occurred in the Guangdong province in China from 1978 to 1988.

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This book constitues the first attempt of its kinds to probe the major features of modern Japanese organization that have played such a critical role in Japan's extraordinarily rapid economic development. The contributors inclue prominent academic business consultants such a Peter Drucker of the United states and Kazuo Noda of Japan; Japanese government officials such as Yoshihisa Ojimi, former Administrative Vice-Minister of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and Taishiro Shirai, a member of the Central Labor Relations Commission; as well as outstanding Western experts on modern Japanese organization. The essays deal not only with Japanese government and business but also with teh structures of a newspaper and a university and with the role of Japanese intellectuals in modern organization. The portrait of Japanese organization that emerges is much more dynamic and volatile than has been generally supposed. One finds business and government managers creatively using so-called "traditional practices" in novel ways and undertaking bold departures to achieve new purposes. The findings contradict the view that decision sten from below. Not only do executive have an important role in initiating action; but lower-level officials function within a context defined by their superiors. Far greater tensions and conflict exist within organizations than is commonly reported by outsiders, especially in institutions like the university where conflicts often paralyze the decision-making process. Similarly, there is far greater divergence of interest among different sectors of society than one might infer from the stereotypical view of "Japan, Inc." And since the high level of consensus supporting the fundamental commitment to economic growth is now weakening increasing divergence may be anticipated in the future. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1975.

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看日本：直击日本现状（套装共4册） 编辑推荐 ★ 以邻为镜，应对社会转型阵痛★ 日本社会快速变化之际，新中产阶级如何重塑社会★ 揭示日本社会“低欲望”、“下流化”背后的深层原因★ 哈佛大学东亚问题专家、《邓小平时代》作者傅高义经典代表作★ 日本“策略先生”大前研一引爆东亚的话题之作 套装简介 《看日本：直击日本现状》收入的作品，既有来自美国的权威视角——哈佛大学东亚问题研究专家傅高义教授的《日本第一》和《日本新中产阶级》，又有来自日本本土的专业研究人士——日本管理学家、“策略先生”大前研一的《低欲望社会：“丧失大志时代”的新•国富论》，和社会观察家、社会消费现象研究者、阶层团块研究者三浦展的《下流社会：一个新社会阶层的出现》。这几部作品关注的日本社会，始于二战结束后的上世纪五六十年代，跨越七十年代日本经济起飞，八十年代的黄金时代，再到九十年代泡沫经济破裂，和新世纪以来的持续低迷，出现“下流社会”、“低欲望社会”等社会性问题。傅高义、大前研一、三浦展，从各自的角度阐释了日本几十年来的变化历程和社会现象，对全世界——尤其是经历了高速发展，正面临诸如经济发展放缓、低生育率、老龄化、年轻一代“低欲望化”等问题的国家具有极佳的借鉴作用。 作品介绍 《日本新中产阶级》傅高义（豆瓣评分：7.8分）哈佛大学中日研究专家傅高义的成名之作。《日本新中产阶级》当时具有高度前瞻性，不断修订保证了其现实性。有别于传统的民族志，《日本新中产阶级》奠定了此后日本研究的主流方向，也成为诸多学者理解日本社会的试金石。 《日本第一》傅高义（豆瓣评分：7.2分）1979年，哈佛学者傅高义教授在日本社会经济腾飞的前，发表了惊世之作《日本第一：对美国的启示》。他实地采集信息和材料，通过社会研究，提出日本之所以成功，是由于其独特的组织能力、措施和精心计划。日本从世界各国吸收教益，求得启发；在工业、贸易、污染治理、交通通讯等方面的表现卓越。日本社会收入差距远比美国小，也只有日本将许多国家逐渐减弱的社区意识维持至今。作者肯定了日本拥有诸多社会模式方面的成功范例，即使经过了“失落的二十年”，属于《日本第一》时代的优良特质依旧存在，对于发展中国家甚至像美国和中国这样的大型的经济体，仍能给予重要的启迪。 《低欲望社会》大前研一人口减少、超高龄化、失去上进心和欲望的年轻人越来越多；国民和企业持有大量的资产却未能有效运用，财政政策无法提升消费者信心，亦无力振兴经济……日本著名管理学家、“策略先生”大前研一将这些归结为一个词：低欲望社会。大前研一指出，面对“低欲望社会”，不能一味指责年轻人，因为在时代脉络下这也是一种合理的选择。但必须思考国民与企业应该如何因应。《低欲望社会》所作的观察和策应，对读者了解日本社会经济状况和发展很有帮助，也富有一定的警示作用，同时，大前研一基于成就事业的关键是培养和拥有多少顶尖人才”的认识与危机感，对家长和年轻人，提出了“要有胸怀全球的憧憬教育”的理念，这一点对国内读者同样有很好的启示。 《下流社会》三浦展“下流社会”一出现即引起爆炸式大讨论。它并不是挣扎在温饱线上的下层弱势人群，而是基本相当于“中流阶层中的下层”；而“上流”指“中流阶层中的上层”。社会“向下流动”的趋势正在世界悄然成形，年龄位于三十岁前半段的年轻人中，阶级意识有向下流动的趋势。且其最大的特征并不仅是低收入，更是沟通、生活能力、工作、学习、消费意愿等全面下降，即“对全盘人生热情低下”。作者反对阶级固化，希望通过“机会的全盘平等”来防止社会阶层向下流动。中国此时正经历这样的社会趋向性挑战，读者可以从本书中获取警示与经验。 作者简介 傅高义美国哈佛大学亨利•福特二世社会学荣休教授，费正清东亚研究中心前主任，东亚研究专家，在哈佛有着“中国先生”的称号，被认为是美国少有的精通中日两国事务的学者。人们公认，“傅高义不但一再显示出把握席卷亚洲的主流趋势的能力，而且能够以激发大多数读者想象力的方式刻画并反映这些趋势。”主要作品包括《日本新中产阶级》《日本第一》《日本还是第一吗》《邓小平时代》等。 大前研一日本著名管理学家、经济评论家。英国《经济学人》评其为“全球五位管理大师”之一，“日本战略之父”。并认为是亚洲国家唯一可与彼得‧德鲁克与汤姆‧彼得斯比肩的商业管理思想大师。著有《思考的技术》《M型社会》《专业主义》《一个人的经济》等书。 三浦展日本著名社会观察家、社会消费现象研究者、阶层团块研究者。著有《快速风土化的日本》《“便装女”的时代》《家族和幸福的战后史》等多部作品。三浦展创造出的“下流社会”一词，引发强烈的社会关注。 媒体推荐 《日本新中产阶级》 “本书的关注点在于，在战争和失败以及随后的工业快速发展的巨大影响下，现代日本因何而改变，又有哪些方面并未改变。对于关注如何用文化人类学的方法展现现代城市生活的人类学学者、教授当地日本社会文化课程并在寻找好的文本的老师，以及任何对现代社会的社会文化变革感兴趣的读者，我们都强烈推荐本书。” —— 《美国人类学家》 《日本第一》 “这是一个美国学者为美国人写的书。鉴于美国的优势正在削弱，经济正在失去竞争力，逐步丧失的自信导致了内部的分化，各种组织机构都面临着后工业社会的种种问题，傅高义用这本书来呼吁：请看一看日本，这是一个成功的故事，日本名列第一。本书实事求是地详细叙述了日本是如何获得成功的。” —— 《亚洲研究杂志》 《低欲望社会》 “低欲望社会：日本新标签。” —— 新华网