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

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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 Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released April 1, 2004
ISBN13 9789766401436
Publishers University of the West Indies Press
Pages 290
Dimensions 168 × 241 × 22 mm   ·   470 g

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