Vancouver Past: Essays on Social History : Vancouver Centennial Issue of Bc Studies

By Robert A.J. McDonald

Focusing on Vancouver's social history, the essays written for thisspecial edition of BC Studies treat hitherto neglected areas of thecity's past and bring new insights into how its residents lived andworked. Receiving particular attention is the socio-economic andresidential structure of Vancouver with one author arguing that thecity's economy created an urban working class which was at oncemore complex and politically more conservative than that of the highlypolarized communities on Vancouver Island and in the Interior.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774802561
• ISBN13: 9780774802567
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr
• Weight: 1.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"