Is A River Alive? SIGNED, Robert MacFarlane

Is A River Alive? SIGNED, Robert MacFarlaneNew SIGNED Exclusive Independent Bookshop Edition 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. Inspired by the activists, artists and lawmakers of the young Rights of Nature movement, Macfarlane takes the reader on an exhilarating exploration of the past, present and futures of this ancient, urgent concept. Is a River Alive?

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