Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : persistent paternalism in a textile town /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vanderburg, Timothy W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2013]
Edition:First edition.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a 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. 
588 |a Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 5, 2013). 
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