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1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Fabriks : studies in the working class,
1925-6477 ;
3
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Fabriks : studies in the working class ; 3.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
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 consensual, conducted in the absence of capital accumulation. But as the transients moved from the jungles to the city, they made innumerable demands on Vancouver's Relief Department, consuming financial resources at a rate that threatened the city with bankruptcy. In response, the municipality institut. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Unemployed -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Unemployed. |
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British Columbia -- Vancouver. |
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Unemployed -- Services for -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- History -- 20th century.
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Unemployed -- Services for. |
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History. |
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Transients, Relief of -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- History -- 20th century.
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Transients, Relief of. |
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Public welfare -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- History -- 20th century.
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Public welfare. |
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Depressions -- 1929 -- British Columbia.
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Depressions. |
| Chronological Term |
1929 |
| Subject |
British Columbia. |
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British Columbia -- Social conditions -- 1918-1945. |
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British Columbia -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| ISBN |
9781926836294 (electronic book) |
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1926836294 (electronic book) |
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9781926836638 (electronic book) |
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1926836634 (electronic book) |
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9781926836287 |
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