In Englishmen, Frenchmen, Spaniards (Oxford University Press, 12s. 6d.) Professor
de Madariaga points out that " the natural reaction towards life in each of these three peoples is : for the Englishman, action ; for the Frenchman, thought ; for the Spaniard, passion." The first part of this admirable essay is comparative psychology divided into nine sections which deal consecutively with the characteristics of action, thought, and passion. The second part consists of essays on the individual and collective lives of the three peoples. Professor de Madariaga was Director of the Dis- armament Section of the League of Nations, but stresses the importance of Nationalism as a factor in world-life. " In the name of what could we wish to impoverish the world by reducing these three types to one ? " he asks. " The ideal of a world-regulated community is but a mirage." His book is lucid and readable.
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