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Hobohemia and the crucifixion machine : rival images of a new world in 1930s Vancouver /
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 imm...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edmonton, AB :
AU Press, Athabasca University,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Fabriks, studies in the working class ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Introduction: From Fordlandia to Hobohemia: Homeless Men and the Relief Industry; 1 A Strike, a Conference, and a Riot: December 1929 to January 1930; 2 "Useless Knowledge" About Jungle Life: The Utopian Practices of Hobohemia, 1930-32; 3 The Crucifixion Machine and the Quest for Efficiency: The Relief Industry, Administration; 4 The Racket in Tickets and the Traffic in Lives: The Relief Industry, Consumption; 5 "Work Without Wages," or, Paving the Way for Economic Development: The Relief Industry, Production.
- Conclusion: Vancouver, "The Mecca of the Surplus"Notes; Bibliography; Index.