The Global Land Grab represents an important break from the earlier wave of land grabs studies in at least three interlinked ways: it looks beyond the "here and now land deals" by historicizing analysis to facilitate better understanding of longer term implications of the phenomenon; it contains grounded local-national studies; and it offers a comparative perspective across regions of the world.

Dr. Saturnino M. Borras Jr., International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague

This collection provides a serious analytical contribution to our understanding of a phenomenon, which might seem to peak at the present, but which is deeply rooted in the past and will need steadfast scholarly and political attention in the future.

Professor Christian Lund, University of Copenhagen

This collection of essays provides a uniquely well informed and comprehensive analysis of "land grabbing", describing developments across three continents and illustrating the variety of forms it has taken: it shall be of interest to anyone interested in the future of globalization and its impacts on the poor who rely on access to land for their livelihood.

Professor Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food

This is an excellent, original collection, on the global land grabbing phenomenon.

Robin Palmer, Global Land Rights Policy Specialist, Mokoro