MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2013001469
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005 20140419080945.0
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010 $a 2013001469
020 $a9781572339729 (hardcover)
020 $a1572339721 (hardcover)
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050 00 $aHD9850.5$b.V36 2013
082 00 $a338.7/67700975672$223
100 1 $aVanderburg, Timothy W.
245 10 $aCannon Mills and Kannapolis :$bpersistent paternalism in a textile town /$cTimothy W. Vanderburg.
250 $aFirst Edition.
264 1 $aKnoxville :$bThe University of Tennessee Press,$c[2013]
264 4 $c©2013
300 $axiv, 280 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 266-272) 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.
610 20 $aCannon Mills Company$xHistory.
650 0 $aTextile industry$zNorth Carolina$zKannapolis$xHistory.
650 0 $aPaternalism$zNorth Carolina$zKannapolis.
651 0 $aKannapolis (N.C.)$xSocial conditions$y20th century.