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From the American system to mass production, 1800-1932: the development of manufacturing technology in the United States
David A. Hounshell
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Frontmatter
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Figures and Tables (page xi)
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Foreword (page xv)
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Acknowledgments (page xix)
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Introduction (page 1)
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1. The American System of Manufactures in the Antebellum Period (page 15)
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2. The Sewing Machine and the American System of Manufactures (page 67)
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3. Mass Production in American Woodworking Industries: A Case Study (page 125)
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4. The McCormick Reaper Works and American Manufacturing Technology in the Nineteenth Century (page 153)
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5. From the American System toward Mass Production: The Bicycle Industry in the Nineteenth Century (page 189)
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6. The Ford Motor Company and the Rise of Mass Production in America (page 217)
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7. Cul–de–sac: The Limits of Fordism and the Coming of "Flexible Mass Production" (page 263)
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8. The Ethos of Mass Production and Its Critics (page 303)
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APPENDIX 1. The Evolution of the Expression The American System of Manufactures (page 331)
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APPENDIX 2. Singer Sewing Machine Artifactual Analysis (page 337)
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Notes (page 345)
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Bibliography (page 385)
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Index (page 399)
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Published: c1985
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
- 9780801831584 (paper)
- 9780801829758 (hardcover)