Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : : persistent paternalism in a textile town / / Timothy W. Vanderburg.

• Author: Vanderburg, Timothy W.
• Place / Publishing House: Knoxville : : University of Tennessee Press,, [2013]; 2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (297 pages)

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.