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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
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.
| 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 | 152 × 229 × 22 mm · 494 g |
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