The Language of Dress

Steeve O. Buckridge

University of the West Indies Press, 2004

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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.

ISBN-13
9789766401436
ISBN-10
9766401438
Publisher
University of the West Indies Press
Year
2004
Publication date
2004-04-01
Pages
290
Dimensions
241x168x22
Weight
470