Remembering Ezra Vogel / / Martin K. Whyte.

• Superior document: Harvard East Asian monographs ; ; 455
• VerfasserIn: Whyte, Martin K.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Whyte, Martin King,
• Place / Publishing House: [Place of publication not identified] : : Harvard University Asia Center,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Harvard East Asian monographs ; 455.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 327 pages).

"Ezra F. Vogel (July 11, 1930-December 20, 2020) was one of America's foremost experts on Asia, mastering the Japanese and Chinese languages and contributing important scholarly works on both countries and on their relationship with each other and with the world. Starting from modest roots in an immigrant family in a small town in Ohio, he came to Harvard in 1953 to train as a sociologist. He then shifted his focus to Asia, spending almost the entirety of his life at Harvard. He had a dramatic impact around the world, not only through his scholarship and the students he trained, but also through his friendship and mentoring of journalists, diplomats, business executives, and foreign leaders, as well as through his public policy advice and devotion to institution-building, not only at Harvard, but nationally and internationally. Active until the end, the news of his sudden death provoked outpourings of gratitude and grief from the countless individuals whose lives he had affected. The present volume, containing fond reminiscences from 155 diverse individuals, conveys what was so extraordinary about the character and life of Ezra Vogel"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Family and Early Years -- Friends and Colleagues -- Pivoting to Research on Asia -- Scholarly Contributions -- In the Classroom -- Mentoring Harvard Students for Academic Careers -- Mentoring Non-Harvard Students for Academic Careers -- Mentoring Future Journalists, Business Executives, -- Diplomats, and Others -- Institution Building at Harvard -- Institution Building beyond Harvard -- Shaping Public Policies and Promoting Positive Ties with Asia -- Tributes from Asia -- What Made Ezra Vogel So Special?.