Inventing Japan: The Making of a Postwar Civilization

by William Chapman

Debunks the myth that the success of modern Japan is a derivative of ancient samurai tradition and emperor worship, and states that the crucial first years after World War II shaped Japan's current economy and social structure

Genres: History

330 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

William Chapman (born 1930) is an American journalist. He began as a reporter in 1956, and joined The Washington Post in 1960. He was assigned by the Post to Tokyo as their bureau chief in 1977, and is the author of Inside the Philippine Revolution (1988) and Inventing Japan: The Making of a Postwar Civilization (1991).