{"product_id":"blue-future-maude-barlow-9781595589477","title":"Blue Future: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever","description":"\u003cb\u003eWater is a human right: \"A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e rousing case for what will be one of the key environmental challenges of the twenty-first century.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The United Nations has recognized access to water as a basic human right--but there is still much work to be done to stem this growing environmental crisis. In this book, water activist Maude Barlow draws on her extensive experience to lay out a set of key principles that show the way forward to what she calls a \"water-secure and water-just world.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Not only does she reveal the powerful players even now impeding the recognition of the human right to water, she argues that water must not become a commodity to be bought and sold on the open market. Focusing on solutions, she includes stories of struggle and resistance from marginalized communities, as well as government policies that work for both people and the planet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At a time when climate change has moved to the top of the national agenda and the stage is being set for unprecedented drought, mass starvation, and the migration of millions of refugees in search of water, \u003ci\u003eBlue Future\u003c\/i\u003e is an urgent call to preserve our most valuable resource for generations to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In a book as clear as a pristine mountain stream, Maude Barlow lays out a practical and inspiring vision for how we can defend water--the source of all life--from the forces of death.\" --Naomi Klein, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shock Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maude Barlow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1595589473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595589477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.60w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/04\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2013 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 108","brand":"Maude Barlow","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046572126463,"sku":"9781595589477","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa578a94-2f58-4147-abb2-871712ead133.jpg?v=1684985308","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blue-future-maude-barlow-9781595589477","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}