Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Resume of the Controversy Between Japan 1st 1920

Description: Official Japanese Response to 1913 Alien Land LawResume of the Controversy Between Japan and the United States Arising Out of the California Question / Kashu mondai ni kansuru nichibei kosho tenmatsu Author: [Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade] Gaimusho tsushokyoku daisanka Title: Resume of the Controversy Between Japan and the United States Arising Out of the California Question / Kashu mondai ni kansuru nichibei kosho tenmatsu Publication: [Tokyo]: Gaimusho tsushokyoku daisanka, 1920 (Taisho 9). First Edition Edition: First Edition Description: A bilingual pamphlet detailing the origins of and the official Japanese response to the 1913 Alien Land Law passed in California. The law prohibited foreigners who were not eligible to obtain citizenship from purchasing land or entering into leases longer than three years. It applied almost entirely to Asian immigrants, who were barred from becoming naturalized American citizens. This book opens with a brief introduction and the text of the California law, and is followed by the texts of the official protests made by the Japanese government to officials in Washington, DC, along with the American diplomatic responses. The Japanese protests are refreshingly narrative rather than legalistic in style. Among the American respondents is William Jennings Bryan, acting in his official capacity as Secretary of State in the Woodrow Wilson administration.18, [2], 58, [1] (English), 79 (Japanese) pages.OCLC: 835810960 (Waseda); 840108220 (National Diet Library). No US holdings. First edition (first printing). Covers foxed and spotted, spine ends a bit chipped, else very good. Seller ID: 362512 Subject: California, Japan, Japanese American, WESTERN AMERICANA Downtown Brown Books has been selling on eBay since 1998. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and the Cascade Booksellers Association (CBA), and we adhere to their codes of ethics. Condition grading is done in compliance with IOBA's published standards. Terms All orders ship within one business day. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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