Language of dress, the: resistance and accommodation in jamaica, 1750-1890
Auteur :
Buckridge, Steeve O.
Éditeur :
University of the West Indies Press
ISBN :
9789766401436
Date de publication :
1 avr. 2004
Dimensions :
24,1 x 16,8 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
470 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Jamaïque
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.