The Language of Dress: Resistance and Accommodation in Jamaica, 1750-1890 - Steeve O. Buckridge - Bøker - University of the West Indies Press - 9789766401436 - 1. april 2004
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The Language of Dress: Resistance and Accommodation in Jamaica, 1750-1890

Steeve O. Buckridge

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The Language of Dress: Resistance and Accommodation in Jamaica, 1750-1890

his book is a study of how African slave and freed women used their fashion and style of dressing as a symbol of resistance to slavery and accommodation to white culture in pre and post-emancipation society. Africans brought aspects of their culture such as folklore, music, language, religion and dress with them to the Americas.


250 pages, Illustrations, ports.

Media Bøker     Pocketbok   (Bok med mykt omslag og limt rygg)
Utgitt 1. april 2004
ISBN13 9789766401436
Utgivere University of the West Indies Press
Antall sider 290
Mål 152 × 229 × 22 mm   ·   494 g