{"product_id":"the-global-land-grab-annelies-zoomers-9781780328959","title":"The Global Land Grab: Beyond the Hype","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe last two years have seen a huge amount of academic, policy-making and media interest in the increasingly contentious issue of land grabbing - the large-scale acquisition of land in the global South. It is a phenomenon against which locals seem defenceless, and one about which multilateral organizations, such as the World Bank, as well as civil-society organizations and action NGOs have become increasingly vocal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis in-depth and empirically diverse volume - taking in case studies from across Africa, Asia and Latin America - takes a step back from the hype to explore a number of key questions: Does the 'global land grab' actually exist? If so, what is new about it? And what, beyond the immediately visible dynamics and practices, are the real problems? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA comprehensive and much-needed intervention on one of the most hotly contested but little-understood issues facing countries of the South today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annelies Zoomers,Mayke Kaag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780328958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780328959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zed Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Annelies Zoomers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136885010687,"sku":"9781780328959","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1213b01f-81de-4b51-b585-2b1407d99ae2.jpg?v=1770165104","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-global-land-grab-annelies-zoomers-9781780328959","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}