Is a River Alive
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From 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.The 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.At 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
Výber kníh autorov
Robert Macfarlane ,
Penguin Books Ltd
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Robert Macfarlane,
Penguin Books Ltd
Výber kníh vydavateľa
Slovart
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Slovart
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