Sarah Wambaugh and the Plebiscite

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The Turbulent History of a Democratic Alternative to War

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvAndrew Thomas Park,Andrew Thomas (University of Hong Kong) Park

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Andrew Park tells the story of the rise and fall of the plebiscite, once seen as a promising democratic solution to international conflict which - more than once - became embroiled in controversy and war in the first half of the twentieth century. The book's central figure is the brilliant but largely forgotten American scholar Sarah Wambaugh, the leading expert on the plebiscite technique whose dramatic career took her to many of the world's political hotspots. The norms she developed for the technique continue to shape how self-determination and popular suffrage in international affairs are thought about and conducted today. In a world where borders are again being redrawn by force and democracy everywhere appears under strain, this book is a timely and compelling reminder that such events are not new.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-02-19
Mått157 x 235 x 24 mm
Vikt583 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieGlobal and International History
Antal sidor326
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781009647779

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Introduction; 1. A career in plebiscites begins: suffrage, peace, and the Paris peace conference of 1919; 2. The plebiscites of the post-war settlement, 1920–1923; 3. Locating Sarah Wambaugh's political thought: science, neutrality, and public opinion; 4. Tacna-Arica and the perfection of the plebiscite, 1925–1933; 5. 'The highest point yet attained': the Saar plebiscite of 1935; 6. Low point: the plebiscite and the second world war; 7. An era ends: election monitoring and the plebiscite after the war; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

'It is so exciting to finally have a study of Sarah Wambaugh, and of the plebiscite era in international history. Both deserve close historical analysis, and to be reintegrated into our broader understanding of the interwar period. This study delivers the goods with its attention to a range of actors – including women – and the breadth of postwar international ambitions, their success as well as their failure. I hope it makes its way on to course readings as a vital resource for renovating the study of war and peace in the long 20th century.' Glenda Sluga, Professor of International History, European University Institute