{"product_id":"downstream-dorothy-christian-9781771122139","title":"Downstream: Reimagining Water","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Alanna Bondar Memorial Book Prize 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003edownstream: reimagining water\u003c\/i\u003e brings together artists, writers, scientists, scholars, environmentalists, and activists who understand that our shared human need for clean water is crucial to building peace and good relationships with one another and the planet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book explores the key roles that culture, arts, and the humanities play in supporting healthy water-based ecology and provides local, global, and Indigenous perspectives on water that help to guide our societies in a time of global warming. The contributions range from practical to visionary, and each of the four sections closes with a poem to encourage personal freedom along with collective care. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book contributes to the formation of an intergenerational, culturally inclusive, participatory water ethic. Such an ethic arises from intellectual courage, spiritual responsibilities, practical knowledge, and deep appreciation for human dependence on water for a meaningful quality of life. \u003ci\u003edownstream\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates how water teaches us interdependence with other humans and living creatures, both near and far. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorothy Christian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771122137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771122139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilfrid Laurier University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/14\/2017","brand":"Dorothy Christian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984258138367,"sku":"9781771122139","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4cd4b9f4-0891-490c-9deb-08ad5e279d93.jpg?v=1683271354","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/downstream-dorothy-christian-9781771122139","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}