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Fordlandia
Authors:
Greg Grandin
Material type:
Books
Language:
English
Publisher:
Year:
2009
Call number:
307.767
ISBN:
9780805082364
0805082360
User Tags:
history
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henry ford
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american history
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colonialism
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south america
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20th century
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ford
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american culture
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automobiles
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business
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colonization
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dystopia
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economics
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industrial history
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industry
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jungle
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latin america
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latin american history
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native peoples
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south american history
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urban planning
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us history
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usa
Rating:
4 out of 5: They liked it
Number of copies the library owns or has ordered:
1
Location
Collection
Call#
Status
Due
Main Library
Adult Nonfiction
307.767 GRA
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Summary
Fiction & Biography
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Summary
The stunning, never-before-told story of the quixotic attempt to recreate small-town America in the heart of the Amazon, "Fordlandia" depicts a desperate quest to salvage the bygone America that the Ford factory system did much to dispatch.
Fiction & Biography
Topics:
Urban development
Business
Colonialism
Influence
Indigenous peoples
South American culture
Social customs
Sociology
Social history
Locations:
Brazil
South America
Settings:
Jungle
Timeframes:
1920s
20th century
Genres:
NonFiction
Historical
Sociological