Jody Benjamin. The Texture of Change: Dress, Self-Fashioning, and History in Western Africa: 1700–1850. Ohio University Press, 2024. xvi + 253 pp. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. 34. 95. Paperback. ISBN: 9780821425473.

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• This work explores the interplay between dress and self-fashioning in Western Africa during 1700–1850.
• Historical analysis of dress practices in Western Africa
• Examination of visual and material culture artifacts
• Contextualization of fashion within social and political changes
• Insights into how clothing reflects social identities and cultural transformations
• Identification of key materials and styles that signify historical shifts
• Discussion of the role of dress in expressing resistance and adaptation within colonial contexts