Company Towns - Labor, Space, and Power Relations across Time and Continents (Paperback, 1st ed. 2012)

Company towns first appeared in Europe and North America with the industrial revolution and followed the expansion of capital to frontier societies, colonies, and new nations. Their common feature was the degree of company control and supervision, reaching beyond the workplace into workers' private and social lives. Major sites of urban experimentation, paternalism, and welfare practices, company towns were also contested terrain of negotiations and confrontations between capital and labor. Looking at historical and contemporary examples from Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia, this book explores company towns' global reach and adaptability to diverse geographical, political, and cultural contexts.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2012
First published:	2012
Editors:	M. Borges • S. Torres
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	276
Edition:	1st ed. 2012
ISBN-13:	978-1-349-43859-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	1-349-43859-6
Barcode:	9781349438594

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