Hobohemia and the crucifixion machine : : rival images of a new world in 1930s Vancouver / / Todd McCallum.

In the early years of the Great Depression, thousands of unemployed homeless transients settled into Vancouver’s “hobo jungle.” The jungle operated as a distinct community, in which goods were exchanged and shared directly, without benefit of currency. The organization of life was immediate and cons...

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Superior document:Fabriks : Studies in the Working Class
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Place / Publishing House:Edmonton, Alberta : : Au Press,, 2014.
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Fabriks (Series)
Physical Description:1 online resource (330 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
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