Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : persistent paternalism in a textile town /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Knoxville :
University of Tennessee Press,
[2013]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.