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050 1 4 _aHD9850.5
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100 1 _aVanderburg, Timothy W.
245 1 0 _aCannon Mills and Kannapolis :
_bpersistent paternalism in a textile town /
_cTimothy W. Vanderburg.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aKnoxville :
_bUniversity of Tennessee Press,
_c[2013]
264 4 _c�2013
300 _a1 online resource (297 pages)
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
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 online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 5, 2013).
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
610 2 0 _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.
655 0 _aElectronic books.
797 2 _aebrary.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/welingkar/Doc?id=10798905
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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