Hobohemia and the Crucifixion MachineIn the early years of the Great Depression, thousands of unemployedhomeless transients settled into Vancouvers hobojungle. The jungle operated as a distinct community, in whichgoods were exchanged and shared directly, without benefit of currency. The organization of life was immediate and consensual, conducted in theabsence of capital accumulation. But as the transients moved from thejungles to the city, they made innumerable demands on