The reckoning
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Morrow, c1986.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
752 pages ; 25 cm.
Status:
Description
Told with panoramic detail and gripping insight, The Reckoning is the inside story of automakers Ford and Nissan—and the collapse of America’s industrial supremacy After generations of creating high-quality automotive products, American industrialists began losing ground to the Japanese auto industry in the decades after World War II. David Halberstam, with his signature precision and absorbing narrative style, traces this power shift by delving into the boardrooms and onto the factory floors of the America’s Ford Motor Company and Japan’s Nissan. Different in every way—from their reactions to labor problems to their philosophies and leadership styles—the two companies stand as singular testaments to the challenges brought by the rise of the global economy. With intriguing vignettes about Henry Ford, Lee Iacocca, and other visionary industrial leaders, The Reckoning remains a powerful and enlightening story about manufacturing in the modern age, and how America fell woefully behind. This ebook features an extended biography of David Halberstam. “Wonderful . . . unique and valuable . . . A cautionary tale that makes us understand why we weep for America at the same time that we buy Japanese.” — Chicago Tribune “Here is fresh and crucially meaningful material researched with notable thoroughness, replete with graphic portraits of top American and Japanese industrialists competing blindly on the one hand and with brilliant cunning on the other. The book is among the most absorbing of recent years, every page contributing to the breathtaking picture of an America that is going to learn to retool or else.” — Publishers Weekly David Halberstam (1934–2007) was a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and bestselling author. He is best known for both his courageous coverage of the Vietnam War for the New York Times , as well as for his twenty-one nonfiction books—which cover a wide array of topics, from the plight of Detroit and the auto industry to the captivating origins of baseball’s fiercest rivalry. Halberstam wrote for numerous publications throughout his career and, according to journalist George Packer, single-handedly set the standard of “the reporter as fearless truth teller.” Halberstam died in 2007.
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Bethany/Clark Adult Collection
338.4 HAL
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Guilford Adult Non-Fiction
338.4 H
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Hamden/Miller Adult Nonfiction 3rd Floor
338.47/H128r
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Norwich/Otis Adult Nonfiction
338.4 HAL
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0688048382
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Bibliography
Bibliography: p. [735]-740.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Halberstam, D. (1986). The reckoning. New York, Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Halberstam, David. 1986. The Reckoning. New York, Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Halberstam, David, The Reckoning. New York, Morrow, 1986.
MLA Citation (style guide)Halberstam, David. The Reckoning. New York, Morrow, 1986.
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