The Color Line and the Assembly Line: Managing Race in the Ford Empire Volume 50 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780520285378)

The Color Line and the Assembly Line tells a new story of the impact of mass production on society. Global corporations based originally in the United States have played a part in making gender and race everywhere. Focusing on Ford Motor Company's rise to become the largest, richest, and most influential corporation in the world, The Color Line and the Assembly Line takes on the traditional story of Fordism. Contrary to popular thought, the assembly line was perfectly compatible with all manner of racial practice in the United States, Brazil, and South Africa. Each country's distinct racial hierarchies in the 1920s and 1930s informed Ford's often divisive labor processes. Confirming racism as an essential component in the creation of global capitalism, Elizabeth Esch also adds an important new lesson showing how local patterns gave capitalism its distinctive features.

Author: Elizabeth Esch
ISBN-10: 0520285379
ISBN-13: 9780520285378
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 05/04/2018
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.20w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2018