M.P.T. Acharya (1887–1954) was a contemporary of Mohandas Gandhi during the Indian Independence Movement. Despite political differences with Gandhi, Acharya saw a tremendous anarchistic potential in the practice of non-violent direct action. We Are Anarchists: Essays on Anarchism, Pacifism, and the Indian Independence Movement is the first collection of essays by M. P. T. Acharya. A transnational and revolutionary figure, Acharya engaged in anticolonial activism across India, Europe, the United States, and Russia. He was also a prolific writer, whose essays are testimony to a tireless agitator and intellectual. Comprising fifty essays, the collection opens a window onto the global reach of anarchism in the interwar period and beyond, and enables a more nuanced understanding of Indian anticolonial struggles against oppressive state power, be it imperialist, Bolshevik, or capitalist. Ole Birk Laursen’s biographical introduction and notes in this collection set the essays in their historical and political context, and guide readers into Acharya’s life and thoughts.
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Essays on Anarchism, Pacifism, and the Indian Independence Movement, 1923–1953
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Table of contents
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- M. P. T. Acharya: A Revolutionary, an Agitator, a Writer
- 1. The “Communist” Program: A Critical Review
- 2. Communism in Its True Form
- 3. “Anarchist Manifesto”
- 4. The Mystery Behind the Chinese Trouble
- 5. In India
- 6. Disruption of Marxism
- 7. From a Bolshevik
- 8. Mother India
- 9. Principles of Non-Violent Economics
- 10. Unity—What For!
- 11. Why This Judicial Murder?
- 12. On Jealousy
- 13. Trusts and Democracy
- 14. Project: Intended to Wrest Small Industries from the Clutches of Capitalism
- 15. Gandhi and Non-Violence
- 16. The Problem of Exploitation and Its Elimination
- 17. Some Confusions Among Workers
- 18. Who Are Workers?
- 19. Is the Exchange Between the City and the Countryside Economical?
- 20. A Response to All “Economists”
- 21. The End of the Money System
- 22. Nationalism in India
- 23. On the Question of Race
- 24. Is the Present System Doomed?
- 25. A Belated Forecast for the Year 1934
- 26. Anarchy or Chaos?
- 27. The Case for Buddhism
- 28. Max Nettlau as Biographer and Historian: An Appreciation of His Style, Method, and System
- 29. Ethics and “Isms”
- 30. A Letter from India
- 31. Is War Inevitable? Psychological Desire Without Material Basis
- 32. Letter from India
- 33. Anarchy: From Philosophy to Economics
- 34. Labour Splits in India
- 35. What Is Anarchism?
- 36. A Libertarian Voice from India
- 37. Libertarian Thought in India: Why the Food Problem Cannot Be Solved
- 38. Money & Moral Values
- 39. Life of the Workers in India
- 40. Voice of India
- 41. The End of an Era: Echoes of Free India
- 42. Trade Unions in India—Pillars of Capitalism
- 43. An Indian Looks at “Independence”
- 44. Savarkar: A Criticism
- 45. How Long Can Capitalism Survive?
- 47. Confusion Between Communism and State Capitalism
- 46. Our Indian Correspondent on the Stuffed Dove of Peace at the Indian Peace Convention
- 48. Letters to the Editor, Thought (1950–1952)
- 49. Letter from India: Nehru and Korea
- 50. Indians in British Colonies
- Chronology of Events
- Index
- Copyright
- Friends of AK
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