{"product_id":"9780241998212","title":"Is a River Alive?","description":"Author: Macfarlane, Robert\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241998212\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom celebrated writer Robert Macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective-shifting new book - which answers a resounding \u003ci\u003eyes\u003c\/i\u003e to the question of its title.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 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.\u003ci\u003e Is a River Alive?\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on an exhilarating exploration of the past, present and futures of this ancient, urgent concept.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book flows first to \u003cb\u003enorthern Ecuador\u003c\/b\u003e, where a miraculous cloud-forest and its rivers are threatened by goldmining.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, to the wounded rivers, creeks and lagoons of \u003cb\u003esouthern India\u003c\/b\u003e, where a desperate battle to save the lives of these waterbodies is under way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd finally, to \u003cb\u003enorth-eastern Quebec\u003c\/b\u003e, where a spectacular wild river - the Mutehekau or Magpie - is being defended from death by damming in a river-rights campaign.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt once Macfarlane's most personal and most political book to date, \u003ci\u003eIs a River Alive?\u003c\/i\u003e will open hearts, spark debates and lead us to the revelation that our fate flows with that of rivers - and always has","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46729869885598,"sku":"UBD-9780241998212","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780241998212.jpg?v=1776651559","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780241998212","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}