Book Reviews : Syndicalisme Ouvrier et Social-Democratie en Norvège. By HUBERT FERRATON (Paris: Armand Colin, 1960. 'Pp. 254.)

• Author: Christian Bay
• Published date: 01 September 1961
• Date: 01 September 1961
• DOI: 10.1177/106591296101400324
• Subject Matter: Articles

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unexplored riches of historical comparisons (rather than narrations) show
once again the general need for more goal-oriented cooperation between his-
torians and political scientists.
If the book has any general thesis at all, it is a call for more professional-
ism in the conduct of foreign relations. Professor Eubank places his confidence
in the ambassadorial level and explicity rejects summitry. His arguments are
the usual ones, i.e., prejudicial publicity, lack of expertise, impatience, emo-
tionalism, and lay pressures. Although the thesis as such has considerable
merit, the particular argument based on a single diplomat’s career half a
century ago fails to convince this reviewer. Also, Cambon is a poor case with
which to advocate more power for diplomats. &dquo;The assassination [of the
Austrian Archduke] impressed Cambon so little that he intended to take a
fortnight’s vacation in the latter part of July.&dquo; As an historical biography of
an important diplomat the book is certainly valuable in its own right.
PETER H. ROHN
Claremont Men’s College
Syndicalisme Ouvrier et Social-Democratie en Norvège. By HUBERT FERRATON
(Paris: Armand Colin, 1960. ’Pp. 254.)
Norway has been blessed, it has been said, by a British-type government
and a French Fourth Republic-type opposition. The non-socialist or &dquo;bour-
geois&dquo; parties are much too busy wrangling with each other to form a viable
parliamentary opposition; and the Norwegian Labor party (DNA), the largest
of them since 1927 and the governing party since 1935, gained a parliamentary
majority position in 1945 and has managed to maintain it in every quadriennial
election since. Its present majority of 78 out of 150 seats in Norway’s uni-
cameral legislature (which for most of its business divides itself into two
chambers) is slim; yet even if it were to be lost in this fall’s election, it is
hard to conceive of a non-socialist coalition capable of taking over the govern-
ment. The socialist cabinet shows...