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Opening Doors: The Untold Story of Cornelia Sorabji, Reformer, Lawyer and Champion of Women´s Rights in India
Richard Sorabji
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Description for Opening Doors: The Untold Story of Cornelia Sorabji, Reformer, Lawyer and Champion of Women´s Rights in India
Hardback. Clever, attractive and ambitious, intellectually daring and physically courageous, Cornelia Sorabji was a remarkable woman. As India's first female lawyer, she was original and often outspoken in her views. Presenting a portrait of this determined and pioneering woman, this title is suitable for those with an interest in Indian or British history. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; JFSJ1; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 44. Weight in Grams: 926.
Clever, attractive and ambitious, intellectually daring and physically courageous, Cornelia Sorabji was a truly remarkable woman. As India's first female lawyer, she was original and often outspoken in her views - for example, in her criticism of Gandhi and her surprising friendship with Katherine Mayo. Cornelia Sorabji resists easy classification, either as a feminist or as an imperialist. She is an Indian whose loyalty to the British Raj never wavered; a passionate advocate of women's rights whose own career was nearly compromised through her inappropriate relationship with a married man; and, an independent and free-thinking intellectual who depended for work ... Read more
Clever, attractive and ambitious, intellectually daring and physically courageous, Cornelia Sorabji was a truly remarkable woman. As India's first female lawyer, she was original and often outspoken in her views - for example, in her criticism of Gandhi and her surprising friendship with Katherine Mayo. Cornelia Sorabji resists easy classification, either as a feminist or as an imperialist. She is an Indian whose loyalty to the British Raj never wavered; a passionate advocate of women's rights whose own career was nearly compromised through her inappropriate relationship with a married man; and, an independent and free-thinking intellectual who depended for work ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848853751
SKU
V9781848853751
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About Richard Sorabji
Professor Richard Sorabji is Cyprus Global Distinguished Professor of Classics, New York University, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, King's College London and Honorary Fellow, Wolfson College, University of Oxford. He is the author and editor of numerous books including Self: Ancient and Modern Insights about Individuality, Life, and Death, Aristotle on Memory and Animal Minds and Human Morals. He is also ... Read more
Reviews for Opening Doors: The Untold Story of Cornelia Sorabji, Reformer, Lawyer and Champion of Women´s Rights in India
'I have been struck by the wealth of detail, the fresh insights and the new light that Richard Sorabji is able to throw on the life of the extraordinary woman who was his aunt as well as India's first woman lawyer. This is an important and necessary book. Written with the special insight and knowledge he possesses as Cornelia's only ... Read more