Whose India?: The Independence Struggle in British and Indian Fiction and History

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Review “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“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] 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) Read more Review “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) Read more See all Editorial Reviews