CONTENTS 



Page 



Preface vii 



Chapter I. Introduction 1 1 



Chapter II. The Plebiscite in Ancient and Feudal 



Times 28 



Chapter III. The Plebiscite in the French Revo- 

 lution 54 



Chapter IV. The Revival of the Plebiscite in Italy 80 

 Chapter V. The Plebiscite from the Middle of 

 the 19th Century to the Beginning 



of the World War 97 



Chapter VI. The Plebiscites in the Peace Treaties 



Ending the World War 128 



Chapter VII. The Practical and Theoretical As- 

 pects of the Plebiscite 151 



Chapter VIII. The Plebiscite in International and 



Constitutional Law 171 



Chapter IX. Conclusion 196 



Bibliography 204 



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