Phoenix
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Phoenix

The Life of Norman Bethune

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Phoenix

The Life of Norman Bethune

About this book

Restless, dynamic, conflicted, a surgeon, an artist, and a writer, Norman Bethune was an extraordinary Canadian. Brilliant, yet erratic, Bethune's life was characterized by cycles of achievement and self-destruction and his adventurous spirit led him from the operating rooms of Montreal to the battlegrounds of Spain and China.

In Phoenix: The Life of Norman Bethune Roderick and Sharon Stewart provide the intriguing details of Bethune's controversial career as a surgeon, his turbulent personal life, his passionate crusade to eradicate tuberculosis, and his pioneering commitment to the establishment of medicare in Canada. They also examine the reasoning that led Bethune to embrace Marxism and show the depth of his faith in the triumph of communism over fascism - a commitment that drove him to take risk after risk and ultimately led to his death from an infection caught while performing battlefield surgery in remote northern China.

Based on extensive research in Canada, Spain, and China, and in-depth interviews with Bethune's family, friends, colleagues, and patients, Phoenix: The Life of Norman Bethune is the definitive Bethune biography for our time.

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Information

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780773538191
eBook ISBN
9780773586406
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
North American History

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Spain, October 1937–February 1938
  6. Bethune’s Journey from Hankou to Wutai, February–June 1935
  7. Detail of Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Preface: The Bethune Trail
  10. 1 A Pain in the Neck: Childhood and Early Youth, 1890–1907
  11. 2 Tempering: Work and War, September 1907–February 1919
  12. 3 Vanity Fair: London, 1919–1924
  13. 4 Slough of Despond: Detroit and Saranac Lake, 1924–1927
  14. 5 Born Again: Ray Brook and Montreal, 1928–1931
  15. 6 The Hill of Difficulty: Travels, Montreal, September 1931–November 1933
  16. 7 Awakenings: Montreal, Autumn 1933–November 1935
  17. 8 True Believer: Montreal, December 1935–October 1936
  18. 9 Blood: Madrid, November 1936–January 1937
  19. 10 The Path with Lions: Madrid, Valencia, Almería, January–February 1937
  20. 11 Clipped Wings: Madrid, Valencia, March–June 1937
  21. 12 Preaching the Faith: The Speaking Tour, June–October 1937
  22. 13 Entr’acte: Montreal, New York City, October–December 1937
  23. 14 Into the Fray: Hankou to Xi’an, 7 February–29 March 1938
  24. 15 Mission: Yan’an, Jin-Cha-Ji, 30 March–19 July 1938
  25. 16 Kingly Comrade: Jin-Cha-Ji, July, 1938–January 1939
  26. 17 The Narrow Gate: Jin-Cha-Ji, December 1938–June 1939
  27. 18 The Celestial City: Jin-Cha-Ji, July–November 1939
  28. Epilogue
  29. Note on Sources
  30. Notes
  31. Bibliography
  32. Index

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