Norman Bethune

Author : Frances Hern
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781552778128

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Norman Bethune by Frances Hern Pdf

"Within hours of his arrival, Norman was taken to meet Chairman Mao Zedong. The smiling man grabbed Norman's hands in welcome....The two men talked for hours." This book will be especially fascinating for all readers interested in: history or biography. One of the world's top surgeons, an advocate of democratic medical services, and an international humanitarian, Norman Bethune risked his life to deliver blood to the front lines. He is revered in China as a hero, where he was a personal friend of Chairman Mao Zedong, and his unceasing and inventive work established a lasting bond between his adopted people and this heroic Canadian.

Author : Ted Allan,Sydney Gordon
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781770703995

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The Scalpel, the Sword by Ted Allan,Sydney Gordon Pdf

Originally published in the early 1950s, The Scalpel, the Sword celebrates the turbulent career of Dr. Norman Bethune (1890-1939), a brilliant surgeon, campaigner against private medicine, communist, and graphic artist. Bethune belonged to that international contingent of individuals who recognized the threat of fascism in the world and went out courageously to try to defeat it. Born in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Bethune introduced innovative techniques in treating battlefield injuries and pioneered the use of blood transfusions to save lives, which made him a legend first in Spain during the civil war and later in China when he served with the armies of Mao Zedong in their fight against the invading Japanese. He is today remembered amongst the pantheon of Chinese revolutionary heroes. In Canada Bethune’s strong left-wing views made him persona non grata, but this highly readable and engaging account has helped to sustain the memory of a great man.

Author : Roderick Stewart,Sharon Roberta Stewart
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780773538191

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Phoenix by Roderick Stewart,Sharon Roberta Stewart Pdf

A biographical account of the life of Norman Bethune, detailing the story of his life including his career as a surgeon, his fight to eradicate tuberculosis, his commitment to establish a medicare system in Canada, and his communist ideologies, through considerable research and interviews with friends, family, former patients and colleagues.

Author : Norman Bethune
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0802009077

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The Politics of Passion by Norman Bethune Pdf

The Politics of Passion 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. This 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. This 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. The Politics of Passion reveals the many sides of Bethune's identity, exploring not only the life of a revolutionary doctor, but of an intense and compassionate artist.

Author : Xue Yiwei
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1988130514

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Dr. Bethune's Children by Xue Yiwei Pdf

Xue Yiwei's life has been marked by that of the legendary Montreal surgeon Norman Bethune, who died in China in the cause of Communism. Like other Chinese of his generation - the generation that has turned China into the world power it is today - Xue Yiwei was inspired by Dr. Bethune's example during the Cultural Revolution. But unlike his peers, he went to the lengths of moving to Montreal, where he has lived for sixteen years as a writer acclaimed in China and - until now - unknown in Canada. This subversive novel is the story that only he could write.Dr. Bethune's Children, which is banned in China (it is available only in a Chinese language version published in Taiwan), focuses on individual lives marked by some of the traumatic events of recent decades that have been veiled by official secrecy. In showing us the effects of the distress and repression that have marked his whole generation, Xue Yiwei unveils the human heart.

Author : Roderick Stewart,Jesús Majada
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780773592278

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Bethune in Spain by Roderick Stewart,Jesús Majada Pdf

Norman Bethune (1890-1939) was a man who had everything, and yet had nothing. Although he had achieved international prominence as a surgeon, he was unhappy in his personal life and deeply frustrated by a failed attempt to introduce medicare to Canada. An uncompromising humanitarian in search of a cause, Bethune became immersed in the Spanish Civil War. In Bethune in Spain, Roderick Stewart and Jesús Majada recount Bethune's achievements in Spain and the events that led to his decision to assist the Loyalist forces. The narrative contains Bethune's letters and reports, some of them reproduced here for the first time, as well as newspaper articles, and interviews with him. It covers his creation and operation of a mobile blood transfusion unit, his rescue of fleeing Loyalist civilians during the Malaga-Almeria road tragedy, and his efforts to aid children orphaned by the War. It also deals with the gruelling public-speaking tour Bethune undertook on his return to Canada in 1937 to plead for intervention in support of democracy in Spain and to raise awareness of atrocities committed against civilians by the fascist-backed Spanish Nationalists. Illustrated with photographs from Bethune's seven months in Spain, Bethune in Spain is a poignant portrait of an early advocate for universal health care, an unwavering communist, and a crusader for the Spanish Republican cause.

Author : John Wilson
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780968360118

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Norman Bethune by John Wilson Pdf

Dr. Bethune fought against injustice and suffering wherever he found it. His mobile medical units saved countless lives in the Spanish Civil War. He died a hero to the Chinese people.

Author : Dennis Bock
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781400096091

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The Communist's Daughter by Dennis Bock Pdf

The Communist's Daughter is a sweeping novel of love and betrayal spanning the trenches of the Great War to the horrors of Spain and China. Norman Bethune was a visionary whose dedication touched millions. Rebelling in childhood against his father's religion, he finds a calling himself, saving lives on the battlefield. In Republican Spain he fulfills his idealism, yet before long politics destroy his romance and drive him to seek refuge in China. Here, in service to a man eventually known as Mao Zedong, Bethune begins this account of his life and his cherished beliefs for the only person who still makes a future seem possible: the daughter he has never seen.

Author : Roderick Stewart
Publisher : Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1550414879

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Norman Bethune by Roderick Stewart Pdf

Norman Bethune became a martyr in China, where he is honoured to this day. In Canada he has been recognized as "a Canadian of national historical significance." Book jacket.

Author : Adrienne Clarkson
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780143175209

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Extraordinary Canadians: Norman Bethune by Adrienne Clarkson Pdf

Honoured as a hero in China, Ontario-born Norman Bethune was a surgeon, medical innovator, and charismatic political activist who deployed his skills on the battlefields of Spain and China in the 1930s. His prodigious energy included inventing surgical instruments, mobile blood-transfusion units, teaching, and advocating for social justice at home and abroad. Adrienne Clarkson, a Chinese Canadian, has always been fascinated by the dynamic man who married his social conscience to his medical mission. Reviled as a Communist by some, revered as a humanitarian by others, Bethune was a complicated, inspirational figure who lived and loved on a large canvas.

Author : John Wilson
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781459727304

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Desperate Glory by John Wilson Pdf

This book presents the story and issues of the First World War in a clear, concise and objective manner, accompanied on every page by photographs, original sketches, or maps.

Author : Norman Bethune,Roderick Stewart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Surgeons
ISBN : PSU:000017696173

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The Mind of Norman Bethune by Norman Bethune,Roderick Stewart Pdf

Author : Huhua Cao,Vivienne Poy
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780776619552

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The China Challenge by Huhua Cao,Vivienne Poy Pdf

With the exception of Canada’s relationship with the United States, Canada’s relationship with China will likely be its most significant foreign connection in the twenty-first century. As China’s role in world politics becomes more central, understanding China becomes essential for Canadian policymakers and policy analysts in a variety of areas. Responding to this need, The China Challenge brings together perspectives from both Chinese and Canadian experts on the evolving Sino-Canadian relationship. It traces the history and looks into the future of Canada-China bilateral relations. It also examines how China has affected a number of Canadian foreign and domestic policy issues, including education, economics, immigration, labour and language. Recently, Canada-China relations have suffered from inadequate policymaking and misunderstandings on the part of both governments. Establishing a good dialogue with China must be a Canadian priority in order to build and maintain mutually beneficial relations with this emerging power, which will last into the future.

Author : Bert Whyte
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781926836089

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Champagne and Meatballs by Bert Whyte Pdf

Active for over 40 years with the Communist Party of Canada, Bert Whyte was a journalist, an underground party organizer and soldier during World War II, and a press correspondent in Beijing and Moscow. But any notion of him as a Communist Party hack would be mistaken. Whyte never let leftist ideology get in the way of a great yarn. In Champagne and Meatballs--a memoir written not long before his death in Moscow in 1984--we meet a cigar-smoking rogue who was at least as happy at a pool hall as at a political meeting. His stories of bumming across Canada in the 1930s, of combat and comaraderie at the front lines in World War II, and of surviving as a dissident in troubled times make for compelling reading. The manuscript of Champagne and Meatballs was brought to light and edited by historian Larry Hannant, who has written a fascinating and thought-provoking introduction to the text. Brash, irreverent, informative, and entertaining, Whyte's tale is history and biography accompanied by a wink of his eye--the left one, of course.

Author : Michael Petrou
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774858281

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Renegades by Michael Petrou Pdf

Between 1936 and 1939, almost 1,700 Canadians defied their government and volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War. They left behind punishing lives in Canadian relief camps, mines, and urban flophouses to confront fascism in a country few knew much about. Michael Petrou has drawn on recently declassified archival material, interviewed surviving Canadian veterans, and visited the battlefields of Spain to write the definitive account of Canadians in the Spanish Civil War. Renegades is an intimate and unflinching story of idealism and courage, duplicity and defeat.