Title Henry Ford's plan for the American suburb : Dearborn and Detroit / Heather B. Barrow

Published DeKalb, Illinois : Northern Illinois University Press, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 216 pages) : illustrations Contents The urban plans of Henry Ford -- Suburbs and the working class -- The automobile and urban growth -- Rising standards in the suburbs -- The lives of automobile workers -- The transformation of Fordism -- Detroit metropolis after Henry Ford Summary "Around Detroit, suburbanization was led by Henry Ford, who not only located a massive factory over the city's border in Dearborn, but also was the first industrialist to make the automobile a mass consumer item. So, suburbanization in the 1920s was spurred simultaneously by the migration of the automobile industry and the mobility of automobile users. A welfare capitalist, Ford was a leader on many fronts--he raised wages, increased leisure time, and transformed workers into consumers, and he was the most effective at making suburbs an intrinsic part of American life. The decade was dominated by this new political economy--also known as "Fordism"--Linking mass production and consumption. The rise of Dearborn demonstrated that Fordism was connected to mass suburbanization as well. Ultimately, Dearborn proved to be a model that was repeated throughout the nation, as people of all classes relocated to suburbs, shifting away from central cities. Mass suburbanization was a national phenomenon. Yet the example of Detroit is an important baseline since the trend was more discernable there than elsewhere. Suburbanization, however, was never a simple matter of outlying communities growing in parallel with cities. Instead, resources were diverted from central cities as they were transferred to the suburbs. The example of the Detroit metropolis asks whether the mass suburbanization which originated there represented the "American dream," and if so, by whom and at what cost. This book will appeal to those interested in cities and suburbs, American studies, technology and society, political economy, working-class culture, welfare state systems, transportation, race relations, and business management"-- Provided by publisher Analysis mass consumer, industrialists, suburbanization, American Dream, Fordism Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. SUBJECT Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 fast Subject Fordism -- United States -- History -- 20th century Automobile industry and trade -- Social aspects -- Michigan -- History -- 20th century Cities and towns -- Michigan -- Growth -- History -- 20th century Suburbs -- Michigan -- Dearborn -- History -- 20th century Suburbs -- Michigan -- Detroit -- History -- 20th century POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development. HISTORY -- United States -- 20th century. HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) Automobile industry and trade -- Social aspects Cities and towns -- Growth Economic history Fordism Suburbs SUBJECT United States -- Economic conditions -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001001975 Dearborn (Mich.) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century Detroit (Mich.) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century Subject Michigan Michigan -- Dearborn Michigan -- Detroit United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 1609091809 087580490X 9780875804903 9781609091804 9781501757143 1501757148 9780875807959 087580795X

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