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The Language of Dress: Resistance and Accommodation in Jamaica, 1750-1890
Steeve O. Buckridge
The Language of Dress: Resistance and Accommodation in Jamaica, 1750-1890
Steeve O. Buckridge
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.
Mídia | Livros Paperback Book (Livro de capa flexível e brochura) |
Lançado | 1 de abril de 2004 |
ISBN13 | 9789766401436 |
Editoras | University of the West Indies Press |
Páginas | 290 |
Dimensões | 152 × 229 × 22 mm · 494 g |
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