The Vancouver Hunger March of 1932: explaining a third period success

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dc.contributor.advisorKealey, Gregory
dc.contributor.authorMaxwell, Jean-Francois
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-01T16:23:17Z
dc.date.available2023-03-01T16:23:17Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.updated2016-07-15T00:00:00Z
dc.description.abstractOn 25 February 1932 some 6000 protestors descended on Vancouver for a “Hunger March” organized by the Communist Party of Canada (CPC) to demonstrate for better conditions for workers, both employed and unemployed, across the nation. Although Hunger Marches were organized throughout Canada, Vancouver’s march was by far the largest and certainly the most successful. This study presents a thorough examination of the circumstances surrounding the Hunger March and explains what made the event such a unique success in this city. The event’s success derives from the Vancouver CPC ‘s ability to take advantage of the large mass of transients who came into the city in the early part of the Great Depression and then to funnel their discontent into mass agitation. The following study shows how the Hunger March is symbolic of the Vancouver CPC’s revolutionary pragmatism during the Third Period,
dc.description.copyright© Jean-Francois Maxwell, 2013
dc.description.noteA Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts in the Graduate Academic Unit of History. (UNB accession number) Thesis 9265. (OCoLC) 869897328
dc.description.noteReport (M.A.)--University of New Brunswick, Dept. of History, 2013.
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dc.format.extentvi, 63 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.oclc(OCoLC)869897328
dc.identifier.otherThesis 9265
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/13710
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.disciplineHistory
dc.subject.lcshDemonstrations--British Columbia--Vancouver.
dc.subject.lcshWorking class--Political activity--Canada.
dc.subject.lcshCommunism--British Columbia--Vancouver.
dc.subject.lcshCanada--Economic conditions--1918-1945.
dc.subject.lcshCommunist Party of Canada--History.
dc.titleThe Vancouver Hunger March of 1932: explaining a third period success
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineHistory
thesis.degree.fullnameMaster of Arts
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.A.

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