Cannon Mills and Kannapolis
Subtitle: persistent paternalism in a textile town
By: Timothy W. Vanderburg
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: The University of Tennessee Press; Univ Tennessee Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Knoxville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781572339729
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: History; Textile industry; Paternalism; Social conditions; Cannon Mills Company
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-272) and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: The founding of Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : paternalism established; title: James William Cannon : early influences and the emergence of a new South industrialist; title: The founding of Kannapolis : expansion and paternalism; title: Cannon Mills, Kannapolis, and Blacks : a reflection of racial attitudes in the South; title: The growth and maturity of Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : paternalism solidifies amid challenges; title: A time of upheaval : progressivism and World War I; title: Postwar downturn, labor unrest, and new management; title: New leadership, market decline, and consolidation; title: Paternalism expanded : Charles Cannon and welfare work; title: The Great Depression, the new deal, and Cannon Mills; title: Cannon Mills in World War II; title: Cannon Mills and postwar America : market maturity and the loss of brand loyalty; title: Cannon Mills and operation Dixie; title: The danger of larger forces : war, imports, and government policies; title: The decline of Cannon Mills and paternalism; title: Cannon Mills in the 1960s : the paternalistic firm in a modern world; title: The civil rights movement, federal interference, and the weakening of paternalism; title: Cannon Mills after Charles Cannon : new leadership, union vote, and the continuation of paternalism; title: David Murdock, modern management, and the demise of paternalism; title: Fieldcrest Cannon, pillowtex, bankruptcy, and the return of David Murdock; title: Conclusion; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.