| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 244 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map |
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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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-230) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Ford, Henry, 1863-1947.
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Ford, Henry, 1863-1947
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Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 fast |
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Ford Motor Company -- History
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Ford Motor Company fast |
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Ford Motor Company Dearborn, Mich. gnd |
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Konsum-, Bau- und Sparverein Produktion gnd |
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Ford Motor Company gnd |
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Ford Motor Company. idszbz |
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Automobile industry and trade -- Location -- Michigan -- Case studies
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Industrial location -- Social aspects -- United States
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Labor unions -- Michigan -- History
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Technology -- Social aspects -- United States
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Industrialists -- United States -- Biography
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HISTORY -- Social History.
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Automobile industry and trade -- Location
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Industrial location -- Social aspects
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Industrialists
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Labor unions
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Technology -- Social aspects
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Dezentralisation
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Ländlicher Raum
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Kleinindustrie
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Ford -- Geschichte.
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Automobilindustrie -- USA -- Geschichte.
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Automobilindustrie -- Produktionsplanung.
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Produktionsplanung -- Automobilindustrie.
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Kraftfahrzeugindustrie.
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Standortplanung.
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Michigan
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United States
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Michigan.
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USA.
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Biographies
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Case studies
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781613761601 |
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1613761600 |
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