| ID | 191064 |
| Title Proper | From communist internationalism to a new humanism |
| Other Title Information | on M.N. Roy’s confrontation with fascism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Balcom, Christopher |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper investigates the thought of the Indian revolutionary and philosopher M.N. Roy (1887–1954). The essay argues that Roy’s pivot from Marxism to a liberal ‘New Humanism’ over the course of the 1930s and 1940s was shaped by his thinking about fascism and represents a broader turn away from a materialist reading of history and loss of confidence in the Indian working class. The paper begins with an analysis of Roy’s early communism, and considers his later critique, elaborated from the 1930s onwards, that ‘Gandhism’ represented an Indian form of fascism, and explores how these arguments led to his rejection of Marxism. |
| `In' analytical Note | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol. 46, No.2; Apr 2023: p.353-369 |
| Journal Source | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol: 46 No 2 |
| Key Words | Internationalism ; Humanism ; Colonialism ; Communism ; Marxism ; Fascism ; Anti-Colonialism ; Intellectual History ; M N Roy |