{"product_id":"is-a-river-alive","title":"Is A River Alive","description":"\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003ePublished: 2025\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eISBN 10: 0241624819\u003cbr\u003eISBN 13: 9780241624814\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Macfarlane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51196095561994,"sku":"","price":32.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/9780241624814.jpg?v=1747300381","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/is-a-river-alive","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}