India Calling
The Memories of Cornelia Sorabji, India's First Woman Barrister. Edited by Chandani Lokuge
Cornelia Sorabji(Author)
OUP India (Publisher)
Published in March 2001
Book
Hardback
392 pages
978-0-19-564974-1 (ISBN)
Description
This volume is the autobiography of Cornelia Sorabji, India's first woman barrister, from early childhood to adulthood. It depicts the status and lifestyle of orthodox Hindu women, to the amelioration of whose legal and personal status she dedicated herself. The book deals with issues of colonialism, and questions of identity arising out of a racial cultural hybridity and is a contribution to Indian women's studies.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
frontispiece
bibliography
ISBN-13
978-0-19-564974-1 (9780195649741)
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