The Landgrabbers - Softcover

"Brilliant: Fred Pearce has lifted the lid on an issue that has yet to register with most people. Anyone who cares about the fate of the planet should read this." Chris Mullin "This is just what the world has been waiting for-a detailed overview of the land grabs that are the principal manifestation of a new geopolitics of food." Lester R. Brown, President of Earth Policy Institute and author of World on the Edge "In this terrific book, Fred Pearce digs the dirt on land grabs. There's no corner of the world that he hasn't visited to see modern colonialism in action, and he's produced a work of required reading for anyone concerned about global justice in the twenty-first century." Raj Patel, author of The Value of Nothing "compelling and well-researched" Nature "an astounding eye-opener, Landgrabbers is an unflinchingly sobering read and all the more important for that" Compass, Cox & Kings' Travel Magazine

Fred Pearce has reported on environment, popular science and development issues from over 60 countries and his books have been translated into 16 languages.He is the recipient of many awards for both his journalism and his books and in 2011 was awarded the ABSW Science Writers' Awards for Britain and Ireland 'Lifetime Achievement Award'. When the Rivers Run Dry was voted among the all-time 'Top 50 Sustainability Books' by the University of Cambridge's Programme for Sustainable Leadership. Confessions of an Eco Sinner was longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of a 2008 IVCA Clarion Award. He is the environment and development consultant for the New Scientist and writes regularly for the Guardian.