{"product_id":"the-politics-of-passion-norman-bethunes-writing-and-art-paperback-softback-9781487591335","title":"The Politics of Passion; Norman Bethune's Writing and Art (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487591335","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Politics of Passion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNorman Bethune's Writing and Art\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNorman Bethune (Author), Larry Hannant (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487591335\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 May 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e410 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Politics of Passion\u003c\/em\u003e is the first comprehensive collection of the writing and art of Dr Norman Bethune. A Canadian medical pioneer and a communist, Bethune gained fame during the 1930s while serving in the Spanish Civil War and participating in China's struggle against Japanese invasion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book sheds light on the man, the artist, and the revolutionary. It uncovers new historical material relating to several controversies surrounding Bethune. A remarkable document obtained from the Communist International Archives in Moscow, for instance, discusses why Bethune was sent home in disgrace from the Spanish Civil War. It refers to a mysterious Swedish woman, Kajsa von Rothman, who was Bethune's lover and who was believed by left-wing Spanish authorities to be politically suspect.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis collection of Bethune's writings and art reveals that politics preoccupied him only during the last four years of his life. Earlier, his passionate nature found expression in medical and surgical innovation, as well as in painting, sketching, photography, writing - from poetry and short stories to letters, radio broadcasts, and plays - and public speaking. \u003cem\u003eThe Politics of Passion\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the many sides of Bethune's identity, exploring not only the life of a revolutionary doctor, but of an intense and compassionate artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Adventurer: Youth to December 1927\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Crusader: Montreal, 1928-1934\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Convert: 1935-1936\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Anti-fascist: Spain, November 1936 to May 1937\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Propagandist: North America, June 1937 to January 1938\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Anti-imperialist: China, 1938\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Martyr: China, 1939\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix i: Report on the Actions of the Canadian Delegation in Spain\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2: Chronology of the Life of Dr Norman Bethune\u003cbr\u003eA Note on Sources\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography of Bethune's Works\u003cbr\u003eIllustration Credits\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702497407256,"sku":"9781487591335","price":28.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-politics-of-passion-norman-bethunes-writing-and-art-paperback-softback-9781487591335","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}