Company Towns: Labor, Space, and Power Relations across Time and Continents

Borges, M.; Torres, S.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-08-16

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137024664

DOI: 10.1057/9781137024671

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 276