Population Engineering in Western Europe 1918-1926 Monaghan, Shannon creator text enk New York Routledge 2019 monographic eng

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231 pages ; 24 cm. "In the aftermath of the First World War, the victorious powers - more or less liberal democracies - argued that democracy would bring peace to Europe because this was the only effective way for legitimate states, with governments based on the consent of the governed, to be organized. What the victorious statesmen failed to foresee was how much conflict this postwar settlement would provoke, since it was far from clear exactly which people should?qualify for the privilege of self-governance.?It is well known that these conflicts played out dramatically and violently in eastern and southeastern Europe in the immediate post-war years. What is less well known is that the contest extended into the western European heartland of the victorious powers as well. There, the quest for a new conception of democracy -- based on both liberalism and nationalism -- led the victors to pursue lliberal policies of population engineering with, paradoxically, the best of intentions: the preservation and stability of democracy itself. In an era in which people were becoming more involved in choosing their governments, governments were becoming more involved in choosing their people. While the victors sought to craft a more ethical -- or at least more legalistic -- form of population engineering than the often violent and ad hoc versions employed further east, the result nevertheless remained at odds with the ethical foundations of liberal democracy." Parte 1: The First World War and Peoples as Problems. Before the War--During the War --Working on Peace--Part II: Population Engineering in the New Europe. Minority Representation --The Law and its Limits --Belonging and the Question of Violence. Shannon Monaghan Demografía Aspectos políticos Europa Democracia Historia Europa Occidental Siglo XX Minorías políticas Europa Occidental Guerra Mundial I, 1914-1918 Influencia Europa Política y gobierno 1918-1945 Europa Occidental Política y gobierno Siglo XX 300 D 727 M734p 2019 940.51 9780367349356 0367349353 200131 20230411090630.0 spa