{"product_id":"love-and-revolution-a-politics-for-the-deep-commons-9781526164339","title":"Love and Revolution: A Politics for the Deep","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on award-winning research, \u003ci\u003eLove and revolution\u003c\/i\u003e brings classical and contemporary anarchist thought into a mutually beneficial dialogue with a global cross-section of ecological, anti-capitalist, feminist and anti-racist activists – discussing real-life examples of the loving-caring relations that underpin many contemporary struggles.  Such a \u003ci\u003e(r)evolutionary love\u003c\/i\u003e is discovered to be a common embodied experience among the activists contributing to this collective vision, manifested as a radical solidarity, as political direct action, as long-term processes of struggle, and as a deeply relational more-than-human ethics.  This book provides an essential resource for all those interested in building a free society grounded in solidarity and care, and offers a timely contribution to contemporary movement discourse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘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.'\u003cbr\u003eMarina Sitrin, Associate Professor of Sociology, SUNY Binghamton, author of \u003ci\u003eHorizontalism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEveryday Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I recommend that anyone who is serious about striving for social change read Matt York’s 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.'\u003cbr\u003eKeith McHenry\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eco-founder of the global Food Not Bombs movement, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Anarchist Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHungry for Peace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘In \u003ci\u003eLove and revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.'\u003cbr\u003eRichard Gilman-Opalsky, Professor of Political Theory and Philosophy, University of Illinois, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Communism of Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by John P. Clark \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Locating (r)evolutionary love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e1 The anarchy of love \u003cbr\u003e2 Collective visioning: Utopia as process \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: A collective vision\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 The dystopian present \u003cbr\u003e4 The deep commons \u003cbr\u003e5 Activating the Agapeic web \u003cbr\u003e6 The collective heart: Co-constituting free society \u003cbr\u003eConclusion \u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041030963543,"sku":"9781526164339","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526164339.jpg?v=1750948674","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/love-and-revolution-a-politics-for-the-deep-commons-9781526164339","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}