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Record ID marc_loc_2016/BooksAll.2016.part42.utf8:55542948:2905
Source Library of Congress
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LEADER: 02905cam a2200409 i 4500
001 2015014343
003 DLC
005 20151212083124.0
008 150420s2015 nyuab b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2015014343
020 $a9781610395304 (hardback)
020 $a9781610395311 (e-book)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $aa-ii---
050 00 $aGE199.I4$bS83 2015
082 00 $a363.700954$223
084 $aNAT011000$aHIS017000$aNAT010000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aSubramanian, Meera.
245 12 $aA river runs again :$bIndia's natural world in crisis, from the barren cliffs of Rajasthan to the farmlands of Karnataka /$cMeera Subramanian.
264 1 $aNew York :$bPublicAffairs,$c2015.
300 $aix, 335 pages :$billustrations, map ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 $a"In this lyrical and intimate tapestry of five stories dealing with life, loss, and survival in modern-day India, Meera Subramanian travels in search of the ordinary people and micro-enterprises redeeming India's natural world. An engineer-turned-farmer brings organic food to Indian plates. Villagers revive a dead river. Well-intentioned cook stove designers persist on a quest for a smokeless fire. Biologists bring vultures back from the brink of extinction. And in Bihar, one of India's most impoverished states, a bold young woman teaches young adolescents the fundamentals of sexual health and in the process, unleashes their untapped potential. In these true stories, Subramanian discovers renewed hope for a sustainable and prosperous future for India"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"India has endured a century of clouds heavy with acid rain, and rivers so thick with industrial effluent that they catch fire. Pollutants from toxic pesticides seep through the rich soils of rural Punjab, where a "Cancer Train" shuttles droves of farmers sick with chemical poisoning to oncology centers in foreign states. Sixty percent of the population lives without access to potable water. India's ecosystem is on a precipice. In A River Runs Again, Meera Subramanian explores this environmental catastrophe through the five elements that make the building blocks of life--earth, water, fire, air, and ether"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
650 0 $aEnvironmentalism$zIndia.
650 0 $aEnvironmental protection$zIndia$xCitizen participation.
650 0 $aSmall business$xEnvironmental aspects$zIndia.
650 0 $aSmall business$xSocial aspects$zIndia.
651 0 $aIndia$xEnvironmental conditions.
650 0 $aEnvironmental policy$zIndia.
650 7 $aNATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aNATURE / Ecology.$2bisacsh