Revolutionary Intercommunalism and the Right of Nations to Self-Determination

by Huey P. Newton, Vladimir Lenin, Amy Gdala (Editor, Introduction)

The classic dialectic over self-determination and nationalism is brought to elegant synthesis in H.P. Newton's concept of Revolutionary Love.

Genres: Politics, Theory, Nonfiction

190 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2004

About the author

Huey Percy Newton was co-founder and leader of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, a civil rights organization that began in October 1966.

Reviews

[Redpoet · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is amazing. I confess though I was involved way back with "Free Huey"and with the Panthers it has only been recently that I became aware of what his whole theory of intercommunalism was all about. I read this book to learn more. Way way ahead of its time. Newton's theory has much in common with Negri's theory of Empire, etc. However Newton was developing this fifty years ago almost. While some things are dated, not much is, and most of the theory and this book are probably even more relevant today then they were back in the day.

I don't agree with everything, but I agree with a lot. It fits very closely into where I am at now as an autonomist Marxist.

Eric Erickson's contributions to the book and the discussions in it are also fascinating.

I cannot recommend this book more highly.

[William Lawrence · Rating 4 out of 5]

“ You mentioned that revolutions are costly, and I just want to say that they are not themselves costly and negative: it’s the kind of friction, the kind of obstacles that are in the way of revolution and keep the change at the antagonistic level, you see. But the process of revolution, the process of change, the new struggling against the old to produce some synthesis, does not necessarily have to be a destructive process.” (p.106)- Huey P. Newton

[Steve Mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty much essential reading for anyone whose politics are left of centre. The common ground between the Russian Revolution and the Black Panthers’ role is highlighted within this book, in a way that is still relevant to The Left today