Is a River Alive?

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Av Robert Macfarlane

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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.SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITING 2025

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum2025-05-01
  • Mått163 x 241 x 34 mm
  • Vikt594 g
  • FormatInbunden
  • SpråkEngelska
  • Antal sidor384
  • FörlagPenguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN9780241624814