Whose India?

“Whose India skillfully deploys the insights of a substantial body of postcolonial and feminist writings while at times remaining refreshingly accessible to readers who are not well versed in these theoretical frameworks.” - Brenda Cossman , Signs

“Hubel provide[s] . . . a good deal of information and some useful criticism on less amply documented participants in the debates that shape modern India’s socio-political development—among others, Mary Frances Billington, Jenny Fuller, Pandita Ramabai, Swarnakumari Devi, and B. R. Ambedkar.” - Don Randall , Canadian Literature

"[Hubel] brings skill and sensitivity to her investigation of a provocative thesis: the imaginative appropriation/ownership of India during the Independence struggle in British and Indian history/fiction and the marginalization in mainstream British and Indian histories/fiction of the discourses of high-caste Hindu women and untouchables. Her arguments are persuasive . . . She displays sound critical acumen in her selection and analysis of canonical as well as non-canonical British/Indian texts. She does ‘yeoman service’ to Indian women studies by unearthing and highlighting long-forgotten texts. . . . Hubel’s book Whose India? is lucid and convincing. It provides an essential and timely postcolonialist feminist perspective to British imperialism and Indian nationalism. It is a welcome addition to the growing corpus of critical works on the Indian Independence struggle." - P.S. Sri, ariel

“Whose India? combines the rigors of solid academic analysis with a fluid and directed style which make it both a pleasure to read and an intellectual treat.” - John L. Hill, Concordia University

“A significant contribution to postcolonial thinking about India and one in which the theorizing emerges from the text instead of being applied to it.” - Balachandra Rajan, author of Under Western Eyes: India from Milton to Macaulay