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

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 immediate and cons...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: McCallum, Todd, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edmonton, Alberta : Athabasca University Press 2014
2014.
Colección:Fabriks (Series)
Materias:
1900 - 1999
Unemployed > British Columbia > Vancouver > Social conditions > 20th century.
Unemployed > Services for > British Columbia > Vancouver > History > 20th century.
Transients, Relief of > British Columbia > Vancouver > History > 20th century.
Public welfare > British Columbia > Vancouver > History > 20th century.
Depressions > 1929 > British Columbia.
British Columbia > Social conditions > 1918-1945.
British Columbia > Economic conditions > 1918-1945.
British Columbia.
British Columbia > Vancouver.
hobos
Vancouver
On-to-Ottawa
homeless
Fordism
labour camps
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • 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".

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