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Henry Ford's village industries

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University of Massachusetts Press
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English

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Subjects
Ford Motor Company, Social aspects of Technology, Industrialists, Industrial location, Case studies, Location, Labor unions, Social aspects of Industrial location, Automobile industry and trade, Technology, Biography, History, Automobile industry and trade, united states
People
Henry Ford (1863-1947)
Places
Michigan, United States

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Recasting the machine age: Henry Ford's village industries
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Henry Ford, centralization, and decentralization
Henry Ford's village industries: origins, contexts, rationales
Decentralized technology in the village industries: scale, scope, system, vision
Farm and factory united
Buildings and workforce
Administration and relationship to local communities
Workers' experiences
Unionization
The decentralists and other visionaries
American industry also preaches decentralization
Decline of the village industries during World War II and after
Contemporary renewal of the village industries in high-tech America
Conclusion: Henry Ford evolves from mechanical to social engineer
Appendix: basic facts about and present status of the nineteen village industries.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Genre
Case studies., Biography.

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338.7/6292/0973
Library of Congress
HD9710.U54 F682 2005, HD9710.U54F682 2005

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OL3301099M
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1558494812
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2004030727
OCLC/WorldCat
57392666
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1122061

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