Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

La Guerra Yankee-Japonesa y la Actitud de Mexico (The Yankee-Japanese War and the Position of Mexico)

Mexico: "Fiat Lux" 1932. First edition. fair. Octavo. [2], 24, [2]pp. Original photographic wrappers with red and black lettering and ruling on front cover, red and black framed drawing printed to back cover, protected by modern mylar. A scarce and historically interesting work in which the author proposes that in the event of a military conflict between Japan and the United States, not only Mexico but other Latin American countries would and should ally with the Japanese.

The author, General Juan Merigo, was a Mexican revolutionary originally under the command of Venustiano Carranza, and was also embroiled in a number of criminal/political scandals. His extreme nationalism is evident by the fact that he saw this possible alliance between the Mexico and Japan as a potential to regain Mexican territory lost to the United States in 1848, during the Mexican-American War. His proposition and writings were taken seriously by member of the U.S. intelligence at the time who were becoming increasingly wary of Imperial Japan's militarism and expansionist tendencies. However when this predicted war did break out in 1941, the Mexican government ultimately sided with the U.S., broke diplomatic ties with Japan, and unfortunately even enacted some discriminatory policies which resembled less harsh versions of those brought upon west coast citizens of Japanese ethnicity in the Untied States.

Front cover reinforced with Japan tissue on inside front cover. Closed tears along upper and lower joints. Sporadic underlining throughout. Wrappers and interior heavily sunned. Text in Spanish. Wrappers and interior in overall fair condition. Extremely scarce. Softcover. Item #33900

Price: $250.00

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