Description
From acclaimed writer Robert Macfarlane comes a perspective-shifting book that answers a resounding yes to its title’s question. At its heart is the transformative idea that rivers are not merely matter for human use, but living beings that should be recognized as such in both imagination and law. The book explores the past, present and future of this ancient and urgent concept, travelling first to northern Ecuador, where cloud forest and rivers are threatened by gold mining; then to the wounded rivers, creeks and lagoons of southern India, where a desperate battle is under way to save these bodies of water; and finally to north-eastern Quebec, where the spectacular wild Mutehekau, or Magpie River, is being defended from damming through a river-rights campaign. Macfarlane’s most personal and political book to date, Is a River Alive? connects our fate with that of rivers and invites readers to reconsider their place in the natural world. The book is in English.
Information
Language: English
Publication date: March 5, 2026
Manufacturer: The Book Service Ltd (Penguin)
Genres: Books on science in english, Books, Foreign language books, English literature, Non-fiction literature in english
Type: Paperback book
Pages: 376
ISBN/EAN: 9780241998212