The Landgrabbers by Fred Pearce
What do City speculators, Gulf oil sheikhs, Chinese entrepreneurs, big-name financiers like George Soros and industry titans like Richard Branson buy when they go shopping? The result is an eye-opening, extraordinarily important examination of the most profound ethical and economic issue in the world today.
Brilliant: Fred Pearce has lifted the lid on an issue that has yet to register with most peopleAnyone who cares about the fate of the planet should read this. -- Chris Mullen
Fred Pearce is at the nexus, brilliantly reporting on the biggest swindle of the 21st centurey. He is without peer. * Susan George, author of HOW THE OTHER HALF DIES *
compelling and well-researched * Nature *
A very important piece of work. * Tony Benn *
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 *
Fred Pearce is at the nexus, brilliantly reporting on the biggest swindle of the 21st centurey. He is without peer. * Susan George, author of HOW THE OTHER HALF DIES *
compelling and well-researched * Nature *
A very important piece of work. * Tony Benn *
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 *
Fred Pearce is the environmental and development consultant for New Scientist and writes regularly for the Guardian. He has won many awards including UK Environmental Journalist of the Year. In 2011 he received the ABSW Science Writers' Lifetime Achievement Award. His previous books include When the Rivers Run Dry - voted among the all-time 'Top 50' books by Cambridge University's Programme for Sustainable Leadership - The Last Generation, Confessions of an Eco-Sinner - longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize - and Peoplequake.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905811755 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905811756 |
| Title | The Landgrabbers |
| Author | Fred Pearce |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-03-28 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
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