{"product_id":"where-rivers-meet-the-sea-stephanie-kane-9781439909300","title":"Where Rivers Meet the Sea: The Political Ecology of Water","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhere fresh water appears to be abundant and generally accessible, chronic pollution may be relatively ignored as a public issue. Yet there are those whose lives, livelihoods, and traditions are touched directly by the destructive albeit essential relationship between humans and water.a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her passionate and persuasively argued \"Where Rivers Meet the Sea,\" Stephanie Kane compares two cities and nationsOCoSalvador, Brazil and Buenos Aires, ArgentinaOCoas she tells the stories of those who organize in the streets, petition the courts, and challenge their governments to implement and enforce existing laws designed to protect springs, lakes, harbors, and rivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIlluminating the complex and distinctive cultural forces in the South Atlantic that shape conflicts and collaborations pertaining to particular waterfront settings, Kane shows the dilemmas, inventiveness, and persistence that provide the foundation for environmental and social justice movements writ large.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Kane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 143990930X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439909300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Kane","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065585840383,"sku":"9781439909300","price":81.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_85b3f74a-34a8-47e6-9132-60d097aad0df.jpg?v=1768675948","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/where-rivers-meet-the-sea-stephanie-kane-9781439909300","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}