This book is a gift of love and a tool for freedom. Matt York powerfully, and accessibly, shows us that love is a political and theoretical basis upon which a truly free and (r)evolutionary society must be, and in some places already is being, created.' Marina Sitrin, Associate Professor of Sociology, SUNY Binghamton, author of Horizontalism and Everyday Revolutions
I recommend that anyone who is serious about striving for social change read Matt Yorks spot-on book and consider embracing its philosophy of a permanent revolution of love and community. This book reflects the core values that have guided my half century of organising for liberation.' Keith McHenry, co-founder of the global Food Not Bombs movement, author of The Anarchist Cookbook and Hungry for Peace
In Love and revolution, Matt York develops a theory of love grounded in activist practices from real movements for social and political change. This book is essential reading for anyone holding on to hope for the commons in a world of privatisation.' Richard Gilman-Opalsky, Professor of Political Theory and Philosophy, University of Illinois, author of The Communism of Love
'A distinctive strength lies in the books construction. It does not proceed as a purely theoretical monograph, nor as an ethnographic case study. Instead, it combines sustained engagement with political theory and a methodological commitment to collective visioning drawn from social movements. Reflections emerging from activist processes assemblies, discussions, participatory research are woven directly into the conceptual chapters. The result is a dialogical structure: theory is tested against movement experience, and movement experience is interpreted through theoretical lenses. This hybrid architecture reinforces a politics of immanence in which knowledge is not extracted from movements but co-produced with them, stressing again that love must be both thought and practiced.' Capitalism Nature Socialism -- .
