{"product_id":"is-a-river-alive-by-robert-macfarlane","title":"Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom celebrated writer Robert Macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective-shifting new book – which answers a resounding yes to the question of its title. At its heart is a single, transformative idea: that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but living beings – who should be recognized as such in both imagination and law. Is a River Alive? takes the reader on an exhilarating exploration of the past, present and futures of this ancient, urgent concept.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book flows first to northern Ecuador, where a miraculous cloud-forest and its rivers are threatened by goldmining. Then, to the wounded rivers, creeks and lagoons of southern India, where a desperate battle to save the lives of these waterbodies is under way. And finally, to north-eastern Quebec, where a spectacular wild river – the Mutehekau or Magpie – is being defended from death by damming in a river-rights campaign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt once Macfarlane’s most personal and most political book to date, Is a River Alive? will open hearts, spark debates and lead us to the revelation that our fate flows with that of rivers – and always has.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Harbour Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48416526598371,"sku":"9780241998212","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/is-a-river-alive-by-robert-macfarlane","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}