Ezra Feivel Vogel (July 11, 1930 — December 20, 2020[1]) was an American sociologist who wrote on modern Japan, China, and Korea.

[citation needed] He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1950, and maintained close ties with his alma mater for the rest of his life, donating royalties from his books and returning to campus frequently.

[8] Vogel was married to Charlotte Ikels, professor of anthropology at Case Western Reserve University.

He had three children with his first wife, Suzanne Hall Vogel: David, Steven (who became a political scientist), and Eve.

On the American side, he continued, "our confidence in the superiority of Western civilization and our desire to see ourselves as number one make it difficult to acknowledge that we have practical things to learn".

[2] He contributed his royalties from the Chinese translation of this Deng political biography to his alma mater, Ohio Wesleyan, to promote international study and travel.

On the other hand I don't find it hard to believe that a massive mistake happened with a series of pitfalls and miscues adding up to disaster.

"[19] Starting in 2000, Vogel organized a series of conferences between Chinese, Japanese, and Western scholars to work together to examine World War II in East Asia; his intent was to promote reconciliation among the countries and support politicians who wanted to solve the lingering problems from that era.

[21] In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Ezra Vogel, OCLC/WorldCat returns 150+ works in 400+ publications in 12 languages and 14,900+ library holdings.

Deng Xiaoping Shakes the World: An Eyewitness Account of China's Party Work Conference and the Third Plenum.