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020 _a9781621900276
020 _a1621900274
020 _z9781572339729 (hardcover)
020 _z1572339721 (hardcover)
040 _aMdBmJHUP
_cMdBmJHUP
050 0 0 _aHD9850.5
_b.V36 2013
082 0 0 _a338.7/67700975672
_223
100 1 _aVanderburg, Timothy W.
245 1 0 _aCannon Mills and Kannapolis
_h[electronic resource] :
_bpersistent paternalism in a textile town /
_cTimothy W. Vanderburg.
250 _aFirst Edition.
260 _aKnoxville :
_bUniversity of Tennessee Press,
_c2013.
_e(Baltimore, Md. :
_fProject MUSE,
_g2015)
300 _a1 online resource (pages cm)
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aAcknowledgments -- 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.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
610 2 0 _aCannon Mills Company
_xHistory.
650 0 _aPaternalism
_zNorth Carolina
_zKannapolis.
650 0 _aTextile industry
_zNorth Carolina
_zKannapolis
_xHistory.
651 0 _aKannapolis (N.C.)
_xSocial conditions
_y20th century.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aProject Muse.
856 4 0 _zFull text available:
_uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781621900276/
942 _2Dewey Decimal Classification
_ceBooks
999 _c31870
_d31870