Book of the Week. Robert Macfarlane asks us to imagine that rivers are not mere water for human use, but living beings who should be recognised as such in both imagination and law.
This book is a journey into an idea that changes the world - the idea that a river is alive. Robert Macfarlane asks us to imagine that rivers are not mere water for human use, but living beings, who should be recognised as such in both imagination and law.
Around the world, rivers are dying from pollution, drought and damming. But a powerful movement is also underway worldwide to recognise the lives and rights of rivers. This young 'rights of nature' movement has lit up activists, artists and lawmakers across six continents, and become a focus for revolutionary thinking.
In Is a River Alive? Robert Macfarlane explores rivers across the world, journeying to northern Ecuador, southern India and north-eastern Quebec. In all these places rivers are under threat - but dedicated activists are battling to defend them.
