{"product_id":"is-a-river-alive","title":"Is a River Alive?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the celebrated writer and observer Robert Macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective-shifting new book – which answers a resounding\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eyes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto the question of its title\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt its heart is a single, transformative that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but living beings – who should be recognized as such in both imagination and law. Inspired by the activists, artists and lawmakers of the young ‘Rights of Nature’ movement, Macfarlane takes the reader on an exhilarating exploration of the past, present and futures of this ancient, urgent concept.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs a River Alive?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eflows like water from the mountains to the sea, over three major\u003cbr\u003eThe first is to northern Ecuador, where a miraculous cloud-forest and its rivers are threatened with destruction by gold-mining.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second is to the wounded rivers, creeks and lagoons of southern India, where a desperate battle to save the lives of these waterbodies is under way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe third is 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBraiding these journeys is the life story of the fragile chalk stream who rises a mile from Macfarlane’s house, and flows through his own years and days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePassionate, immersive and revelatory,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs a River Alive?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis at once Macfarlane’s most personal and most political book to date. It is a book that will open hearts, spark debates and challenge perspectives. Lit throughout by other minds and voices, it invites us radically to reimagine not only rivers but also life itself. At the centre of this vital, beautiful book is the recognition that our fate flows with that of rivers – and always has.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__gradientOverlay\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Button__container\"\u003e\u003cbutton type=\"button\" class=\"Button Button--tertiary Button--medium\" aria-label=\"Tap to show more book description\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Button__labelItem\"\u003eShow more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Robert Macfarlane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51919631483160,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/1586\/4121\/files\/250574772.jpg?v=1775464417","url":"https:\/\/thelastwordbks.com\/products\/is-a-river-alive","provider":"The Last Word Bks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}