Japan Versus the West

by Endymion Wilkinson

Examines the right and the wrongs on both sides to blame for Western decline in the face of the Japanese competition Are the Europeans and Americans lazy as well as improving European and US ability to cope with the rise of Japan. This book was previously published as "Japan Versus Europe".

320 pages, Paperback

First published February 5, 1991

About the author

English diplomat and sinologist who served as the European Union Ambassador to China and Mongolia from 1994 to 2001.
He is particularly noted for Chinese History: A New Manual, an authoritative guide to Sinology and Chinese history for which he was awarded the Prix Stanislas Julien for 2014.