1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455948503321

Autore

Bethune Norman

Titolo

The politics of passion : Norman Bethune's writing and art / / edited and introduced by Larry Hannant

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998

©1998

ISBN

1-282-00849-8

9786612008498

1-4426-8209-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (411 p.)

Collana

Heritage

Disciplina

617/.092

Soggetti

Surgeons - Canada

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Adventurer: Youth to December 1927 -- 3. Crusader: Montreal, 1928-1934 -- 4. Convert: 1935-1936 -- 5. Anti-fascist: Spain, November 1936 to May 1937 -- 6. Propagandist: North America, June 1937 to January 1938 -- 7. Anti-imperialist: China, 1938 -- 8. Martyr: China, 1939 -- APPENDIX 1: Report on the Actions of the Canadian Delegation in Spain -- APPENDIX 2: Chronology of the Life of Dr Norman Bethune -- A Note on Sources -- Notes -- Bibliography of Bethune's Works -- Illustration Credits -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910298539203321

Autore

Lin Carol Yeh-Yun

Titolo

National Intellectual Capital and the financial crisis in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland / / by Carol Yeh-Yun Lin, Leif Edvinsson, Jeffrey Chen, Tord Beding

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

1-4614-8021-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (130 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Economics, , 2191-5504 ; ; 14

Disciplina

330

Soggetti

Economic development

Economic policy

Regional economics

Space in economics

Economic Growth

Economic Policy

R & D/Technology Policy

Regional/Spatial Science

Europe Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical reference and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Impact of 2008 Global Financial Crisis -- Chapter 3 National Intellectual Capital Development of the



Four Small European Countries -- Chapter 4 The Aftermath of 2008 Global Financial Crisis -- Chapter 5 Future Perspective and Policy Implications.

Sommario/riassunto

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the biggest event of worldwide proportion was the 2008 global financial crisis, which was caused primarily by ineffective governance, failed surveillance systems, and implementation flaws.  While fiscal and monetary policies succeeded in pulling many countries out of a financial freefall, most economies have performed beneath pre-recession levels as governments continued to struggle with their finances.     Examining the financial crisis from the viewpoint of intangible assets provides a different perspective from traditional economic approaches.  National Intellectual Capital (NIC), comprised mainly of human capital, market capital, process capital, renewal capital, and financial capital, is a valuable intangible asset and a key source of national competitive advantage in today’s knowledge economy.  The authors—pioneers in the field—present extensive data and a rigorous conceptual framework to analyze the connections between the global financial crisis and NIC development.  Covering the period from 2005 to 2010 across 48 countries, the authors establish a positive correlation between NIC and GDP per capita and consider the impact of NIC investment for short-term recovery and long-term risk control and strategy formulation. Each volume in a series of SpringerBriefs on NIC and the financial crisis provides in-depth coverage of the impact of the crisis, the aftermath, future prospects, and policy implications for a regional cluster.  This volume focuses on Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.