In Caribbean history, the European colonial plantocracy created a cultural diaspora in which African slaves were torn from their ancestral homeland. In order to

Explores how the long history of fashion from antiquity to c. 1800 created global networks and animated world communities.

Black Women and Energies of Resistance in Nineteenth-Century Haitian and American Literature intervenes in traditional narratives of 19th-century American moder

"His work contributes to the ongoing interest in the history of women and in the history of resistance."--Jacket.

Starting with the premise that clothing is political and that analysing clothing can enhance understanding of political style, this collection explores the rela