The Company Town : Architecture and Society in the Early Industrial Age.

John. Garner
Bok · Engelsk · 1992 · Electronic books.

Utgitt	Oxford University Press , 1992
Omfang	1 online resource (254 pages)
Opplysninger	Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I: COMPANY TOWNS IN EUROPE AND SCANDINAVIA -- 1. Merthyr Tydfil and Early Ironworks in South Wales -- 2. Noisiel-sur-Marne and the Ville Industrielle in France -- 3. The Company Town in Scandinavia -- II: COMPANY TOWNS IN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA -- 4. Early New England Mill Towns of the Piscataqua River Valley -- 5. Earle S. Draper and the Company Town in the American South -- 6. Company Towns in the Western United States -- 7. Company Towns of Chile and Argentina -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.. - Built by industrialists whose early businesses contributed to the escalation of the Industrial Revolution, company towns flourished in countries that embraced capitalism and open-market trading. In many instances, the company town came to symbolize the wrecking of the environment, especially in places associated with extractive industries such as mining and lumber milling. Some resident industrialists, however, took a genuine interest in the welfare of their work forces, and in a number of instances hired architects to provide a model environment. Overtaken by time, these towns were either abandoned or caught up in suburban growth. The most thorough-going and only international assessment of the company town, this collection of essays by specialists and authorities of each region offers a balanced account of architectural and social history and provides a better understanding of the architectural and urban experiences of the early industrial age.. - info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com-BIBSYS_ILS
Emner	Architecture and society -- History -- 19th century. Company town architecture -- History -- 19th century.
Sjanger	Electronic books.
Dewey	307.76/7/09034
ISBN	0195070275