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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.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9789766401436
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 290
  • Udgivet:
  • 28. februar 2004
  • Størrelse:
  • 229x152x22 mm.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 3. december 2024
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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.

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