{"product_id":"9780241998212-retail-is-a-river-alive","title":"Is a River Alive?","description":"From celebrated writer Robert Macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective-shifting new book - which answers a resounding yes to the question of its title.\n\nAt 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.\n\nThe book flows first to northern Ecuador, where a miraculous cloud-forest and its rivers are threatened by goldmining.\n\nThen, to the wounded rivers, creeks and lagoons of southern India, where a desperate battle to save the lives of these waterbodies is under way.\n\nAnd 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.\n\nAt 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","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48878088683739,"sku":"9780241998212-RETAIL","price":22.94,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/93720dec-b278-4cc6-aeda-3b55b4308c6a.jpg?v=1781526917","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780241998212-retail-is-a-river-alive","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}