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Author:

Irons, Jenny, 1973-

Title:

Reconstituting whiteness : the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission / Jenny Irons.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Vanderbilt University Press,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

[xix], 260 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission--History.
White supremacy movements--Mississippi--History--20th century.
Mississippi--History--History--20th century.
Mississippi--Politics and government--1951-
States' rights (American politics)--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-243) and index.

Contents:

"Nothing to hide" : whiteness and the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission -- The relational context of white resistance -- "The true facts about segregation" : denial and the public relations campaign -- Monitoring the racial situation : the identity work of social control -- Reorganized relations, entrenched hard-liners -- Minimizing the racial situation : public relations and resistant accommodation -- "Determined to perpetuate itself" : continuity in investigations despite change -- Conclusion: Legitimacy, whiteness, and racism.

ISBN:

0826516858 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
9780826516855 (hbk. : acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)317288492

LCCN:

2009011738

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)