The Bouchayers of Grenoble and French industrial enterprise, 1850-1970 / Robert J. Smith.

Author/creator Smith, Robert J., 1935-
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
Descriptionxix, 247 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Subjects
Bouchayer family.
Bouchayer & Viallet (Firm)--History.
Industrialists--France. --Grenoble. --Biography.

Contents Building a family enterprise -- The brothers Bouchayer and the electric age -- The Great War, patriotism, and profit -- At the crossroads : adversity in the postwar years -- A cautious patron : surviving the Great Depression -- The Vichy years : reluctant collaboration -- A new generation : modernizing the firm -- The decline and fall of an industrial dynasty.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [225]-240) and index.
LCCN 00011758
ISBN0801866839 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HC272.5.B67 S6 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold