Description
From the celebrated pen of Robert MacFarlane comes a transformative work that will fundamentally shift how you see the world's waterways. "Is A River Alive?" makes a compelling case that rivers deserve recognition not as resources to exploit, but as living beings worthy of protection in law and imagination alike.
This exhilarating journey takes you across three continents—from Ecuador's cloud forests threatened by mining, to India's embattled waterways fighting for survival, to Quebec's wild Magpie River resisting destruction by dam.
Each story reveals the urgent truth that our own survival is inseparably bound to theirs. Macfarlane's most personal and politically charged work yet, this book will challenge your assumptions, ignite crucial conversations, and awaken you to a profound reality: our fate flows with the rivers, and always has.
Essential reading for anyone who cares about our planet's future.
Paperback 384 pages.
Approx: 13 x 19.8 cm.