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...

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Main Author: McCallum, Todd (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edmonton, AB : AU Press, Athabasca University, [2014]
Series:Fabriks, studies in the working class ; 3
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