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Hobohemia and the Crucifixion Machine Rival Images of a New World in 1930s V…
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MCCALLUM,Todd

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 …

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332 pages
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Hobohemia and the Crucifixion Machine Rival Images of a New World in 1930s V…
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MCCALLUM,Todd

Vancouver’s municipal government entered into contractual relationships with dozens of private businesses, tendering bids for meals in much the same fashion as for printing jobs and construction projects. As a result, entrepreneurs clamoured to get their share of the state spending. With the emergence of work relief camps, the provincial government harnessed the only currency that homeless me…

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Fabriks: Studies in the Working Class
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American Labour’s Cold War Abroad From Deep Freeze to Détente, 1945-1970
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CAREW,Anthony

Having mastered the enormous volume of correspondence and other records generated by staffers Lovestone and Brown, Carew presents a lively and clear account of what has largely been an unknown dimension of the Cold War. In impressive detail, Carew maps the international programs of the AFL–CIO during the Cold War and its relations with labour organizations abroad, in addition to providing a s…

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9781771992114.01
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6.5 x 9.5, 528 pages