{"product_id":"the-politics-of-passion-9781487591335","title":"The Politics of Passion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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 m\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409172832599,"sku":"9781487591335","price":29.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487591335.jpg?v=1730505752","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-politics-of-passion-9781487591335","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}