Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Look to Norway Chapter 2: Suddenly, the Country was Lost Chapter 3: But Slowly, the Country was Ours Again Chapter 4: Independence and Neutrality Chapter 5: The German Occupation Chapter 6: Political Parties Chapter 7: Before and After Ibsen Chapter 8: The Other Arts Chapter 9: The Nobel Peace Prize Chapter 10: Defence in Nato Chapter 11: The Eternal Half European Chapter 12: The Sea Chapter 13: Bordering the Bear Chapter 14: Self Image and Reality Bibliography Index