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Author Buckridge, Steeve O., author

Title The language of dress : resistance and accommodation in Jamaica, 1760-1890 / Steeve O. Buckridge ; foreword by Rex Nettleford
Published Kingston, Jamaica : University of the West Indies Press, 2004
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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 270 pages) : illustrations
Contents 1. The crossing -- 2. Dress as resistance -- 3. Dress as accommodation -- 4. Conclusion
Summary "African enslaved and freed women used their fashion and style of dress as a symbol of resistance to slavery and accommodation to white culture in pre- and post-emancipation society. African cultural features - folklore, music, language, religion and dress - were retained and nurtured in Jamaica because they guaranteed the survival of Africans and their descendants against European attempts at cultural annihilation. Steeve Buckridge illuminates the complexities of accommodation and resistance, showing that these complex responses are not opposites but are in fact melded into each other, as he reveals the dynamics of race, class and gender in Jamaican society and the role of women in British West Indian history
His work contributes to the ongoing interest in the history of women and in the history of resistance."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-259) and index
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Subject Women, Black -- Clothing -- Political aspects -- Jamaica
Clothing and dress -- Political aspects -- Jamaica
Costume -- Political aspects -- Jamaica
Women, Black -- Clothing -- Political aspects -- Africa
Clothing and dress -- Jamaica -- History -- 18th century
Clothing and dress -- Jamaica -- History -- 19th century
Costume -- Jamaica -- History -- 18th century
Costume -- Jamaica -- History -- 19th century
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Beauty & Grooming.
Clothing and dress
Costume
Kleidung
Schwarze Frau
Africa
Jamaica
Jamaika
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781435611238
1435611233