Think Crimea's referendum looks dirty? You should have seen the Anschluss plebiscite. A history of referendums as tools of great power politics.

Think Crimea’s Referendum Looks Dirty? You Should Have Seen the Anschluss Plebiscite.

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Born out of the ideals of the French Revolution, strengthened by Wilsonian notions of self-determination, the secession referendum, at its best, is.