Recasting the machine age : Henry Ford's village industries /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Segal, Howard P.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©2005.
Subjects:	Ford, Henry, > 1863-1947. Ford Motor Company > History. Geschichte 1910-1947. Automobile industry and trade > Location > Michigan > Case studies. Industrial location > Social aspects > United States. Labor unions > Michigan > History. Technology > Social aspects > United States. Industrialists > United States > Biography. Biographies. Case studies. History.
Online Access:	CONNECT CONNECT

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Henry Ford, centralization, and decentralization
Henry Ford's village industries: origins, contexts, rationales
Decentralized technology in the village industries: scale, scope, system, vision
Farm and factory united
Buildings and workforce
Administration and relationship to local communities
Workers' experiences
Unionization
The decentralists and other visionaries
American industry also preaches decentralization
Decline of the village industries during World War II and after
Contemporary renewal of the village industries in high-tech America
Conclusion: Henry Ford evolves from mechanical to social engineer
Appendix: basic facts about and present status of the nineteen village industries.

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