TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vanderburg,Timothy W.
ED  - Project Muse.
TI  - Cannon Mills and Kannapolis: persistent paternalism in a textile town 
SN  - 9781621900276
AV  - HD9850.5 .V36 2013
U1  - 338.7/67700975672 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Knoxville
PB  - University of Tennessee Press
KW  - Cannon Mills Company
KW  - History
KW  - Paternalism
KW  - North Carolina
KW  - Kannapolis
KW  - Textile industry
KW  - Kannapolis (N.C.)
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The founding of Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : paternalism established -- James William Cannon : early influences and the emergence of a new South industrialist -- The founding of Kannapolis : expansion and paternalism -- Cannon Mills, Kannapolis, and Blacks : a reflection of racial attitudes in the South -- The growth and maturity of Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : paternalism solidifies amid challenges -- A time of upheaval : progressivism and World War I -- Postwar downturn, labor unrest, and new management -- New leadership, market decline, and consolidation -- Paternalism expanded : Charles Cannon and welfare work -- The Great Depression, the new deal, and Cannon Mills -- Cannon Mills in World War II -- Cannon Mills and postwar America : market maturity and the loss of brand loyalty -- Cannon Mills and operation Dixie -- The danger of larger forces : war, imports, and government policies -- The decline of Cannon Mills and paternalism -- Cannon Mills in the 1960s : the paternalistic firm in a modern world -- The civil rights movement, federal interference, and the weakening of paternalism -- Cannon Mills after Charles Cannon : new leadership, union vote, and the continuation of paternalism -- David Murdock, modern management, and the demise of paternalism -- Fieldcrest Cannon, pillowtex, bankruptcy, and the return of David Murdock -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
UR  - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781621900276/
ER  -