Language of dress
Subtitle: resistance and accomodation in Jamaica, 1760-1890
By: Steeve O. Buckridge.
Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Kingston, Jamaica
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: 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.
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-259) and index.